People v. Unger

People v. Unger, Supreme Court of Illinois, 362 N.E. 2d 319 (1977), is a criminal case that distinguished between necessity and duress.[1] 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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, ISBN 978-1-4548-0698-1,
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