We agree with defendant that the court's erroneous instruction on the entrapment defense, in addition to the improper comments of the prosecutor during summation, deprived him of a fair trial. Accordingly, a new trial is ordered.
In instructing the jury on the entrapment defense, the court stated, over defense counsel's objection, that "[t]he purpose of the defense of entrapment is to prevent the conviction of persons who although not criminals or predisposed to commit...
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