Russell Entrapment

The issue within the United States v. Russell case was did entrapment occur within the case. Russell argued that entrapment did occur. The reason being is because Joe Shapiro who was an undercover DEA officer who provided Russell with the ingredients to make illegal methamphetamine. Joe Shapiro providing ingredients shows that he helped participate in the criminal activity that was occurring. Therefore, Russell defense argued that since Joe Shapiro participated within his enterprise for the specific crime he is being charged for it should be considered entrapment. Although, the United States argued that it wasn’t entrapment because they didn’t lure an innocent person in to commit a crime Russell. Russell was making and selling drugs before Joe Shapiro assisted him and gave him the ingredients to make methamphetamine.
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I agree with the Supreme Court ruling. The reason why is because Russell stated that he would have made the drugs regardless if Joe Shapiro gave him the ingredients or not. Russell was not an innocent person who had no association with drugs. However, I don’t condone in Joe Shapiro giving Russell ingredients to make methamphetamine. What if the ingredients he gave Russell had caused in someone to overdose. The blame would have fallen on Russell and Shapiro. Another reason why I don’t condone in Russell giving Shapiro the ingredients to make methamphetamine is because it made the case more difficult to try in court. In future references, I recommend that undercover police officers/DEA officers buy drugs from the drug dealer once he already has it