Florida Statute 777.201 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 777
PRINCIPAL; ACCESSORY; ATTEMPT; SOLICITATION; CONSPIRACY

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F.S. 777.201

777.201 Entrapment.—

(1) A law enforcement officer, a person engaged in cooperation with a law enforcement officer, or a person acting as an agent of a law enforcement officer perpetrates an entrapment if, for the purpose of obtaining evidence of the commission of a crime, he or she induces or encourages and, as a direct result, causes another person to engage in conduct constituting such crime by employing methods of persuasion or inducement which create a substantial risk that such crime will be committed by a person other than one who is ready to commit it.

(2) A person prosecuted for a crime shall be acquitted if the person proves by a preponderance of the evidence that his or her criminal conduct occurred as a result of an entrapment. The issue of entrapment shall be tried by the trier of fact.

History.—s. 42, ch. 87-243; s. 1196, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 777.201

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 777.201.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 777.201

Total Results: 20

YUL H. MEDINA v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-08-30

Snippet: any claim of subjective entrapment under section 777.201. See Polyglycoat Corp. v. Hirsch Distribs., Inc

YUL H. MEDINA v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-08-30

Snippet: any claim of subjective entrapment under section 777.201. See Polyglycoat Corp. v. Hirsch Distribs., Inc

YUL H. MEDINA v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-07-12

Snippet: any claim of subjective entrapment under section 777.201. See Polyglycoat Corp. v. Hirsch Distribs., Inc

KARL JOHNSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-11-16

Snippet: Subjective entrapment was his trial defense. See § 777.201(2), Fla. Stat. (2016) (“A person prosecuted for

KARL JOHNSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-11-16

Snippet: Subjective entrapment was his trial defense. See § 777.201(2), Fla. Stat. (2016) (“A person prosecuted for

Matthew James Hall v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-09-09

Snippet: subjective entrapment, as codified at section 777.201, Florida Statutes, requires a defendant prove “by

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-13.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-06-06

Citation: 272 So. 3d 1210

Snippet: amended in 2019 . 3.6(j) ENTRAPMENT § 777.201, Fla. Stat. The defense of entrapment has

STATE OF FLORIDA v. JEROD HARPER

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-09-05

Citation: 254 So. 3d 479

Snippet: fact. 6 § 777.201, Fla. Stat. (2014) (emphasis added). Thus, under

Timothy Carlos Coffey v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-09-05

Citation: 228 So. 3d 179

Snippet: on subjective and objective entrapment. Section 777.201(1), Florida Statutes (2013), creates a three-pronged

Blanco v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-01-04

Citation: 218 So. 3d 939, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 29

Snippet: of the subjective entrapment defense in section 777.201, Florida-Statutes (2010). It provides: (1) A law

& SC14-1056 The Florida Bar v. Robert D. Adams and The Florida Bar v. Adam Robert Filthaut

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-08-25

Citation: 198 So. 3d 593

Snippet: valid entrapment defense existed. Fla. Stat. § 777.201. Following the events of January 23-25, 2013

Senger v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-05-27

Citation: 200 So. 3d 137, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 8060, 2016 WL 3030829

Snippet: of subjective entrapment is codified at section 777.201, Florida Statutes (2011), which provides: (1) A

Ramon D. Senger v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-05-23

Citation: 200 So. 3d 137

Snippet: of subjective entrapment is codified at section 777.201, Florida Statutes (2011), which provides:

Hill v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-03-09

Citation: 198 So. 3d 830, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 3517, 2016 WL 889024

Snippet: (addressing statutory entrapment defense under § 777.201, Fla. Stat. (1987)). Here, Hill signed his

State of Florida v. Jamal Rashad Laing

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-01-06

Citation: 182 So. 3d 812, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 258

Snippet: 1193, 1194 (Fla.. 4th DCA 2007). Section 777.201, • Florida Statutes, provides: (1) A law enforcement

Rivera v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-12-11

Citation: 180 So. 3d 1195, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 18506

Snippet: of subjective entrapment is codified in section 777.201, Florida Statutes (2013). See Munoz v. State

Harriman v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-08-24

Citation: 174 So. 3d 1044, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 12651, 2015 WL 4999013

Snippet: insanity by clear and convincing evidence.”); § 777.201(2), Fla. Stat. (2014) ("A person prosecuted for

Mizner v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-12-03

Citation: 154 So. 3d 391, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 19711, 2014 WL 6778278

Snippet: other than one who is ready to commit it. § 777.201(1). 3 . Objective entrapment occurs

Ho Yeaon Seo v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-14

Citation: 143 So. 3d 1189, 2014 WL 3953306, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12497

Snippet: person other than one who is ready to commit it. § 777.201(1), Fla. Stat. (2011). The first question to be

Mizner v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-07-30

Snippet: person other than one who is ready to commit it. § 777.201(1). 3Objectiveentrapment occurs