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People v. Thompson

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 28, 1979
393 N.E.2d 1021 (N.Y. 1979)

Opinion

Argued June 6, 1979

Decided June 28, 1979

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, STEPHEN SMYK, J.

Elliott A. Taikeff for appellant.

Patrick D. Monserrate, District Attorney (Patrick H. Mathews of counsel), for respondent.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant claims only that there was "some evidence" of inducement or encouragement and of police methods which created a substantial risk that the offense would be committed by a person not otherwise disposed to commit the crime. At the very most this would constitute a form of "but for" causation, insufficient to entitle defendant to a charge with respect to the affirmative defense of entrapment. Our examination of the record, however, discloses no proof of inducement or encouragement, either "active" or otherwise, or that the activities of the police constituted more than "[c]onduct merely affording [defendant] an opportunity to commit an offense". (Penal Law, § 40.05.)

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and MEYER concur; Judge FUCHSBERG taking no part.

Order affirmed in a memorandum.


Summaries of

People v. Thompson

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 28, 1979
393 N.E.2d 1021 (N.Y. 1979)
Case details for

People v. Thompson

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CLIFFORD THOMPSON…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 28, 1979

Citations

393 N.E.2d 1021 (N.Y. 1979)
393 N.E.2d 1021
419 N.Y.S.2d 948

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