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254.1 Duress/Coercion
254.1.7 Duress/Coercion: Miscellaneous Defense Theories
254.1.7.1 Duress/Coercion: Economic Duress
254.1.7.2 Duress/Coercion: "Hostage Syndrome" Defense
254.1.7.3 Duress/Coercion: Battered Person Syndrome
254.1.7.4 Duress/Coercion: Relevance Of Cultural Background
254.1.7.5 Fear Of Reprisal As Defense Theory To Contempt/Refusal To Testify/Obstruction Of Justice
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254.1.7.1 Duress/Coercion: Economic Duress
PRACTICE NOTE: "Economic coercion or duress is generally an affirmative defense to a conspiracy charge." (See United States v. Kopituk (11th Cir.1982) 690 F2d 1289, 1315; see also M.C.M. Partners, Inc. v. Andrews-Bartlett & Assoc., Inc. (7th Cir. 1995) 62 F3d 967, 980; FDIC v. Perry Bros. (E.D.Tex. 1994) 854 FSupp. 1248, 1266 [bank used economic duress against borrower]; Wharton’s Criminal Law (West, 15th ed. 1993) § 52, p. 332, fn 45.)
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254.1.7.2 Duress/Coercion: "Hostage Syndrome" Defense
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Annotation, Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel: Compulsion, Duress, Necessity Or "Hostage Syndrome" Defense, 8 ALR5th 713.
RELATED FEDERAL MODEL INSTRUCTIONS:
See generally, FORECITE National™ 254.1.1.8 [Duress/Coercion: Federal Circuit Model Instructions].
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254.1.7.3 Duress/Coercion: Battered Person Syndrome
See FORECITE National™ 256.1.4.4 [Battered Person Syndrome As Relevant To Defenses Of Duress, Coercion, Necessity, Choice Of Evils, Etc.].
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254.1.7.4 Duress/Coercion: Relevance Of Cultural Background
See FORECITE National™ 250.8 [Cultural Background As Relevant To Defense Theories].
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254.1.7.5 Fear Of Reprisal As Defense Theory To Contempt/Refusal To Testify/Obstruction Of Justice
See FORECITE National™ 84.1.2.3 [Contempt For Violation Of Court Order: Defense Theory That Violation Was Not Willful].
RESEARCH NOTES:
See Benchbook For U.S. District Court Judges [5.04.1 Handling The Recalcitrant Witness: Unprivileged Refusal To Testify Is Contempt].