Supreme Court· 1/21/1980

United States v. Bailey

Citations

444 U.S. 394
100 S. Ct. 624
62 L. Ed. 2d 575
1980 U.S. LEXIS 69

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holding that escapee from prison was not entitled to an instruction to the jury on justification because evidence on which to base a verdict was not introduced
holding that duress requires a showing that there was no opportunity to refuse the criminal act and avoid the threatened harm
recognizing that the justification defenses of duress and necessity are generally available in a prosecution for escape from a federal prison despite the absolute language of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a
holding that a defendant claiming duress must show that there was no opportunity to refuse the criminal act and avoid the threatened harm
holding that defense of necessity requires showing that defendant immediately made unconditional “effort to surrender or return” to custody which presented danger from which he escaped
holding that an escapee from custody must present evidence that he surrendered to authorities as soon as the coercive force ceased when he claimed his escape occurred under duress

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Judges: Rehnquist, Burger, Stewart, White, Powell, Stevens, Blackmun, Brennan, Marshall

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