People v. Unger
- Defense of necessity
- Duress
People v. Unger, Supreme Court of Illinois, 362 N.E. 2d 319 (1977),[1][2] is a criminal case that distinguished between necessity and duress.[3] Prisoner Unger escaped under a claim of threat of physical violence, was recaptured, and was not allowed to use a defense of necessity or defense of duress.[3]
References
- ^ Justia
- ^ Case Brief
- ^ a b Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, ISBN 978-1-4548-0698-1, [1]