{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.16.070","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.16.070","heading":"Entrapment.","body":"(1) In any prosecution for a crime, it is a defense that:\n(a) The criminal design originated in the mind of law enforcement officials, or any person acting under their direction, and\n(b) The actor was lured or induced to commit a crime which the actor had not otherwise intended to commit.\n(2) The defense of entrapment is not established by a showing only that law enforcement officials merely afforded the actor an opportunity to commit a crime.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.16"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.16.070","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:49:49Z","sha256":"1888b5597c429692e563f260b09c8ff4405cab64c81113f92d2a0e6a3ecdca6c","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.16.060","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.16.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}