Head v. State

Carley, Chief Judge.

Appellants were tried jointly before a jury. Appellant Head was found guilty of armed robbery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and simple battery. Appellants Stanley and Johnson were found guilty of rape, simple battery and false imprisonment. Appellants appeal from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered on the jury’s guilty verdicts.

1. Appellants enumerate the general grounds.

Appellants urge that the State failed to meet its burden of proof as to their coercion defense. OCGA § 16-3-26 provides…