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· 11/12/2003

Commonwealth v. Zingarelli

Citations

  • 839 A.2d 1064
  • 2003 Pa. Super. 424
  • 2003 Pa. Super. LEXIS 4021

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that the police’s conduct in providing an opportunity without attempting to overcome appellant’s reason does not rise to level of outrageousness necessary to find entrapment as matter of law
  • appellant’s claim waived on appeal where his Rule 1925(b) statement was not timely filed and the trial court did not address the claim in its opinion
  • where police use internet sting operation and pose as a 15-year-old, they merely provide defendant with an opportunity to commit a crime and do not engage in egregious behavior that would constitute entrapment
  • where police use internet sting operation and pose as a 15-year-old, they merely provide defendant with an opportunity to commit a crime and do not engage in egregious behavior that would constitute entrapment
  • defendant committed crime of attempt of IDSI and statutory sexual assault where he made following substantial steps: (1) made hotel reservation pursuant to conversation with undercover officer posing as young girl; (2) packed an overnight bag; (3

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Lally-Green, Todd, Tamilia

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