Jerry is charged with selling cocaine. At trial, Jerry and his attorney decide to use the entrapment defense. From Jerry's perspective, use of the entrapment defense in court is risky because:

A) the police may have secretly recorded the sale and the video would disprove Jerry's claim of entrapment.
B) juries almost always believe the testimony of the police over that of an accused drug dealer.
C) if the defense is unsuccessful, he has essentially confessed to committing the crime.
D) nearly every drug dealer claims entrapment and as a result, judges don't take the defense seriously.


C

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