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People vs. Noel Bartolome y Bajo

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. NOEL BARTOLOME y BAJO, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No 191726 | 2013-02-06

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:

A buy-bust operation has been recognized in this jurisdiction as a legitimate form of entrapment of the culprit. It is distinct from instigation, in that the accused who is otherwise not predisposed to commit the crime is enticed or lured or talked into committing the crime. While entrapment is legal, instigation is not.

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