6.2A Sentencing Entrapment is a legal defense used by criminal defendants to challenge the excessive length of their sentence. It occurs when a court imposes a sentence that is longer than that which was available to it at the time of sentencing. This type of entrapment can be divided into two categories: actual and constructive. Actual 6.2A Sentencing Entrapment occurs when a court sentence imposed is greater than the maximum sentence available at the time of sentencing. Constructive 6.2A Sentencing Entrapment occurs when a court sentence imposed is greater than the sentence that was available to the court at the time of sentencing, but the defendant was unaware of the availability of the lesser sentence. In both cases, the court is said to have exceeded its jurisdiction in punishing the defendant more harshly than the law allows, and the defendant can use this defense to challenge the sentence.