Question

the owner of a boat marina agrees to allow three undercover federal drug enforcement agents who are posing as drug dealers to use his dock to unload shipments of cocaine from colombia. if the owner is arrested for allowing the agents to use his dock, he could potentially invoke the justification defense of _____________ since they encouraged him to let him allow them to use his dock. a) duress b) entrapment c) mistake of fact d) mistake of law

Explanation:

Entrapment occurs when law - enforcement agents induce a person to commit a crime. In this case, the federal drug enforcement agents (posing as drug dealers) encouraged the marina owner to let them use the dock. Durress involves a threat of harm. Mistake of fact is an incorrect belief about facts. Mistake of law is an incorrect belief about the law. Since the agents' encouragement is key, entrapment is the appropriate defense.

Answer:

B. entrapment