U.S. v. Bailey, No. 78-990 (U.S. Supreme Court) (444 U.S. 394; 100 S.Ct. 624) (January 21, 1980) (Justice Rehnquist)
Here the Court denied the defense of duress in a case involving an escape from a Federal prison where the defendants argued that they feared being beaten by Federal guards because the prisoners had other options.
The respondents in this case were confined in a Federal prison in the District ...
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