STATE v. JAMERSON

No. 8224SC1267.

307 S.E.2d 436 (1983)

STATE of North Carolina v. Marcus JAMERSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Associate Atty. Gen. Newton G. Pritchett, Jr., Raleigh, for the State.

Appellate Defender Adam Stein by Asst. Appellate Defender Lorinzo L. Joyner, Raleigh, for defendant.


WELLS, Judge.

Defendant first argues that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the defense of entrapment. We agree. In order to establish the defense of entrapment, the defendant must prove "(1) acts of persuasion, trickery or fraud carried out by law enforcement officers or their agents to induce a defendant to commit a crime, (2)... the criminal design originated in the minds of the government officials, rather than with the innocent defendant...

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