Defensa por Inducción y Detención en Tiendas

Explicación Simple

Si la policía te empuja a hacer algo malo que no querías, eso se llama 'inducción'. También, si te detienen en una tienda, deben tener una buena razón y no pueden tardar mucho.

Es como si un amigo te dijera que saltes en un charco, cuando en realidad no tenías intención de hacerlo. Si saltas solo porque él te lo dijo, es diferente a si lo hiciste por tu cuenta.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está en una tienda y un guardia le dice que tome un producto. Juan, confundido, lo hace, pero luego el guardia lo detiene por robo. Si Juan puede demostrar que fue inducido a hacerlo, podría tener una defensa válida.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9A.16.070 - Entrapment (1) In any prosecution for a crime, it is a defense that:(a) The criminal design originated in the mind of law enforcement officials, or any person acting under their direction, and(b) The actor was lured or induced to commit a crime which the actor had not otherwise intended to commit.(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. RCW 9A.16.080 - Action for being detained on mercantile establishment premises for investigation -- In any criminal action brought by reason of any person having been detained on or in the immediate vicinity of the premises of a mercantile establishment for the purpose of investigation or questioning as to the ownership of any merchandise, it shall be a defense of such action that the person was detained in a reasonable manner and for not more than a reasonable time to permit such investigation or questioning by a peace officer, by the owner of the mercantile establishment, or by the owner's authorized employee or agent, and that such peace officer, owner, employee, or agent had reasonable grounds to believe that the person so detained was committing or attempting to commit theft or shoplifting on such premises of such merchandise. As used in this section, "reasonable grounds" shall include, but not be limited to, knowledge that a person has concealed possession of unpurchased merchandise of a mercantile establishment, and a "reasonable time" shall mean the time necessary to permit the person detained to make a statement or to refuse to make a statement, and the time necessary to examine employees and records of the mercantile establishment relative to the ownership of the merchandise. RCW 9A.16.090 -