An undercover police officer was assigned to investigate a reported car-theft ring operating in his city. It was rumored that the thieves were all resident aliens from the northern sections of England, and that they would do business only with other immigrants from the north of England. The undercover officer hired a dialogue coach to teach him to speak in the manner of a working man of Manchester, UK, and studied information about the city and about its culture so that he could pass as an immigrant from that city. The undercover officer began frequenting bars in which the reputed theft ring members socialized, and soon met a resident alien born in Liverpool, UK, who had been twice previously convicted for auto theft. The undercover officer and the resident alien met at the bar repeatedly, and the undercover officer did several small favors for the resident alien. One night, the undercover officer mentioned to the resident alien that he had bought a used Buick Century, but that the engine was blown and would cost him $2,500 to replace. The undercover officer asked the resident alien if he knew how to steal cars, and the resident alien replied, "I might. Why?" The undercover officer said, "I'll give you $500 for a Buick Century engine with less than a thousand miles on it." The resident alien agreed. The resident alien told the undercover officer to bring his car to a certain warehouse the next night. Pursuant to a warrant obtained using the undercover officer's information, the warehouse was searched by police, and numerous stolen cars and car parts were seized. The resident alien and others were arrested on the premises and charged with, among other crimes, theft of a Buick Century, which had been stolen the morning and was among the cars seized. If the resident alien asserts the defense of entrapment on the charge of theft of the Buick, is he likely to be successful?

Question 27 options:

A)

No, because he was already predisposed to steal autos when the undercover officer approached.

B)

No, because he had previously been convicted of auto theft.

C)

Yes, because the undercover officer instigated the theft of the Buick by the resident alien.

D)

Yes, because the resident alien would never have stolen the Buick unless the undercover officer had pretended to be from Manchester, UK, and had cultivated the resident alien's friendship.