11 Alaska opinions name it 2 courts 1977–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Alaska courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Pascu v. Stategreen2 sentences1982Cf. Braham v. State, 571 P.2d 631, 638 (Alaska 1977), cert. denied, 436 U.S. 910 , 98 S.Ct. 2246 , 56 L.Ed.2d 410 (1978) (“The evidence here does not support the defense of entrapment under Grossman, or as we stated in Evans v. State, 550 P.2d 830, 845 (Alaska 1976), does not present a case of government-sponsored criminality.”). 5 .An additional indication that the court in Pas-cu did not intend to enlarge the entrapment defense to include all “unfair” or “dishonorable” police conduct, regardless of whether it involved inducement, is found in the court’s concluding remarks on the entrapment i 1980After a hearing at which the entrapment defense was rejected, Bruce entered a plea of nolo contendere, reserving for appeal the question of whether entrapment had occurred. 1 In determining whether entrapment has occurred, the trial court must focus upon the “particular conduct of the police in the case presented.” Pascu v. State, 577 P.2d 1064, 1067 (Alaska 1978), quoting Grossman v. State, 457 P.2d 226 (Alaska 1969). | 2 | 3 |
Grossman v. Stategreen2 sentences1982Pascu undeniably expanded the scope of the entrapment defense by abandoning the objective, “average person” standard of entrapment previously adopted by the court in Grossman v. State, 457 P.2d at 229 . 1982A causal relationship — in the form of inducement, persuasion or instigation — between police conduct and commission of an offense by the accused was clearly contemplated as an essential component of the entrapment defense under the objective standard adopted in Grossman v. State, 457 P.2d at 229 . | 2 | 3 |
United States v. Hanson, Jamalgreen1 sentence2025Cir. 2009) (noting that “an entrapment defense may form the basis for a viable claim of innocence” (citing United States v. Hanson, 339 F.3d 983, 988 (D.C. | 1 | 1 |
Folsom v. Stategreen2 sentences1997AS 11.81.450; see also Folsom v. State, 734 P.2d 1015 (Alaska App.1987). 1997AS 11.81.450; see also Folsom v. State, 734 P.2d 1015 (Alaska App. 1987). | 1 | 1 |
Javier Carbajal-Portillo, Rafael Vega-Picos v. United Statesgreen2 sentences1989Azadian at 82-83 (quoting Carbajal-Portillo v. United States, 396 F.2d 944, 948 (9th Cir.1968)). 1989Azadian at 82-83 (quoting Carbajal-Portillo v. United States, 396 F.2d 944, 948 (9th Cir.1968)). | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Anthony Melvin Azadiangreen2 sentences1989Azadian at 82-83 (quoting Carbajal-Portillo v. United States, 396 F.2d 944, 948 (9th Cir.1968)). 1989Azadian at 82-83 (quoting Carbajal-Portillo v. United States, 396 F.2d 944, 948 (9th Cir.1968)). | 1 | 1 |
Municipality of Anchorage v. Flanagangreen2 sentences1989Judge Singleton concluded that unconscionable police conduct not involving inducement might, by itself, justify the dismissal of a charge, but only where the police conduct "shock[ed] the universal sense of justice and violat[ed] the concept of fundamental fairness." Id. at 789 (quoting Anchorage v. Flanagan, 649 P.2d 957, 963 (Alaska App. 1982)). 1989Judge Singleton concluded that unconscionable police conduct not involving inducement might, by itself, justify the dismissal of a charge, but only where the police conduct “shock[ed] the universal sense of justice and violat[ed] the concept of fundamental fairness.” Id. at 789 (quoting Anchorage v. Flanagan, 649 P.2d 957, 963 (Alaska App.1982)). | 1 | 1 |
Yates v. Stategreen2 sentences1987See Yates v. State, 681 P.2d 1362, 1364 (Alaska App.1984) (entrapment an issue for the court, not the jury). 1987See Yates v. State, 681 P.2d 1362, 1364 (Alaska App. 1984) (entrapment an issue for the court, not the jury). | 1 | 1 |
People v. Mooregreen2 sentences1982In People v. Moore, 73 Mich.App. 514 , 252 N.W.2d 507, 508 (1977), the court, applying an objective standard of entrapment, concluded that drug use by an undercover police officer in the presence of the defendant prior to the defendant’s sale of drugs to the officer did not constitute entrapment. 1982In People v. Moore, 73 Mich.App. 514 , 252 N.W.2d 507, 508 (1977), the court, applying an objective standard of entrapment, concluded that drug use by an undercover police officer in the presence of the defendant prior to the defendant’s sale of drugs to the officer did not constitute entrapment. | 1 | 1 |
Evans v. Stategreen1 sentence1982Cf. Braham v. State, 571 P.2d 631, 638 (Alaska 1977), cert. denied, 436 U.S. 910 , 98 S.Ct. 2246 , 56 L.Ed.2d 410 (1978) (“The evidence here does not support the defense of entrapment under Grossman, or as we stated in Evans v. State, 550 P.2d 830, 845 (Alaska 1976), does not present a case of government-sponsored criminality.”). 5 .An additional indication that the court in Pas-cu did not intend to enlarge the entrapment defense to include all “unfair” or “dishonorable” police conduct, regardless of whether it involved inducement, is found in the court’s concluding remarks on the entrapment i | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Russellgreen2 sentences1982Flanagan has alternatively maintained that the district court’s order of dismissal must be upheld on the ground that Chandler’s conduct violated her constitutional right to due process. 6 The question whether police conduct that does not constitute entrapment can be held to violate due process absent a violation of an independent constitutional right of the accused was the subject of passing but inconclusive reference by the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Russell, 411 U.S. 423, 431-32 , 93 S.Ct. 1637, 1642-43 , 36 L.Ed.2d 366, 373 (1973). 7 The Alaska Supreme Court has noted R 1982Flanagan has alternatively maintained that the district court’s order of dismissal must be upheld on the ground that Chandler’s conduct violated her constitutional right to due process. 6 The question whether police conduct that does not constitute entrapment can be held to violate due process absent a violation of an independent constitutional right of the accused was the subject of passing but inconclusive reference by the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Russell, 411 U.S. 423, 431-32 , 93 S.Ct. 1637, 1642-43 , 36 L.Ed.2d 366, 373 (1973). 7 The Alaska Supreme Court has noted R | 1 | 1 |
Braham v. Stategreen1 sentence1982Cf. Braham v. State, 571 P.2d 631, 638 (Alaska 1977), cert. denied, 436 U.S. 910 , 98 S.Ct. 2246 , 56 L.Ed.2d 410 (1978) (“The evidence here does not support the defense of entrapment under Grossman, or as we stated in Evans v. State, 550 P.2d 830, 845 (Alaska 1976), does not present a case of government-sponsored criminality.”). 5 .An additional indication that the court in Pas-cu did not intend to enlarge the entrapment defense to include all “unfair” or “dishonorable” police conduct, regardless of whether it involved inducement, is found in the court’s concluding remarks on the entrapment i | 1 | 1 |
State v. Browngreen1 sentence1977The issue of entrapment shall be *978 tried by the Court in the absence of the jury. 15 In analyzing the burden issue, the court in State v. Brown, 287 A.2d 400, 403 (Del.Super.1972) said: It is unfortunate that many courts have failed to recognize the philosophical basis of the entrapment doctrine and this failure may have led many state courts to follow blindly the federal, precedent on burden of proof. | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Alaska. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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Mathews v. United States
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2 sentences1988In Mathews v. United States, — U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 883 , 99 L.Ed.2d 54 (1988), the United States Supreme Court considered an identical issue and concluded that the accused need not testify or admit the commission of an offense before raising an entrapment defense. 1988In Mathews v. United States, — U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 883 , 99 L.Ed.2d 54 (1988), the United States Supreme Court considered an identical issue and concluded that the accused need not testify or admit the commission of an offense before raising an entrapment defense. | 2 | 1988–1988 |
United States v. Vicki L. Groll
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1 sentence2025Cir. 2003))); United States v. Groll, 992 F.2d 755, 759 n.5 (7th Cir. 1993) (noting that when a defendant raises an entrapment defense they can “admit to the conduct supporting the alleged offense” but “still claim [they are] legally innocent of the crime”); Pacheco v. Habti, 62 F.4th 1233, 1243 n.8 (10th Cir. 2023) (reviewing federal case law and concluding that “the circuits appear to agree that when an affirmative defense negates all guilt, it can support a claim of actual innocence”). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Bush v. State
green
1 sentence1996Id. at 424-25 . | 1 | 1996–1996 |
Vaden v. State
green
2 sentences1989Judge Singleton, in a concurring opinion, agreed that Snell's actions were without proper legal authorization and were, therefore, illegal. 742 P.2d at 788 . [7] He took exception, however, to the court's suggestion that the entrapment defense alone was adequate to protect against government overreaching. 1989Judge Singleton, in a concurring opinion, agreed that Snell’s actions were without proper legal authorization and were, therefore, illegal. 742 P.2d at 788 . 7 He took exception, however, to the court’s suggestion that the entrapment defense alone was adequate to protect against government overreaching. | 1 | 1989–1989 |
Garcia v. Stone
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1 sentence1982Cf. Braham v. State, 571 P.2d 631, 638 (Alaska 1977), cert. denied, 436 U.S. 910 , 98 S.Ct. 2246 , 56 L.Ed.2d 410 (1978) (“The evidence here does not support the defense of entrapment under Grossman, or as we stated in Evans v. State, 550 P.2d 830, 845 (Alaska 1976), does not present a case of government-sponsored criminality.”). 5 .An additional indication that the court in Pas-cu did not intend to enlarge the entrapment defense to include all “unfair” or “dishonorable” police conduct, regardless of whether it involved inducement, is found in the court’s concluding remarks on the entrapment i | 1 | 1982–1982 |
Johnson v. California
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1 sentence1982Cf. Braham v. State, 571 P.2d 631, 638 (Alaska 1977), cert. denied, 436 U.S. 910 , 98 S.Ct. 2246 , 56 L.Ed.2d 410 (1978) (“The evidence here does not support the defense of entrapment under Grossman, or as we stated in Evans v. State, 550 P.2d 830, 845 (Alaska 1976), does not present a case of government-sponsored criminality.”). 5 .An additional indication that the court in Pas-cu did not intend to enlarge the entrapment defense to include all “unfair” or “dishonorable” police conduct, regardless of whether it involved inducement, is found in the court’s concluding remarks on the entrapment i | 1 | 1982–1982 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.