State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. John Talbot, III, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division's reversal of the defendant's conviction, holding that entrapment is established as a matter of law when an informant, acting without police knowledge or consent, furnishes heroin to the defendant for the purpose of arranging a sale to an undercover officer that is consummated. The court also reiterated that the State bears the burden of disproving entrapment once the defendant presents evidence.