Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.
At trial the defendant took the stand and for the first time raised the affirmative defense of entrapment. The record indicates that, if believed, the defendant's testimony established the requisite elements of entrapment. On cross-examination, the prosecution inquired as to why the defendant had not previously told his story to the police. This type of inquiry into a defendant's postarrest silence is a serious...
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