· 2/15/1984
United States v. Gary May
Citations
- 727 F.2d 764
- 14 Fed. R. Serv. 1872
- 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 25434
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- holding that coercion excuses a criminal act only when it “induce[s] a well-grounded apprehension of death or serious bodily injury if the act is not done”
- reciting the coercion test and calling it a duress defense
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Judges: Fagg, McMILLIAN, Per Curiam, Ross
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