Stewart v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant and three co-defendants were charged with two counts of kidnapping and two counts of aggravated assault. Following a jury trial, defendant was acquitted of the aggravated assault counts. However, she was convicted of the two counts of kidnapping. After sentencing, defendant moved for a new trial. The motion was denied and defendant appealed. Held:

1. In her first enumeration of error, defendant contends the State failed to disprove defendant’s coercion defense beyond a reasonable doubt. We disagree.

“Coercion involves the involuntary performance of a criminal…