State v. Turner

—Thelma M. Turner appeals her conviction of possession of contraband in the second degree. The issues presented focus on the court's refusal to give jury instructions on the defenses of duress and necessity.

Although Mrs. Turner admitted possessing the contraband, she offered the following evidence explaining the possession was under duress and necessity. The record shows that Mrs. Turner's husband was incarcerated at the penitentiary in Walla Walla. When she first arrived in Walla Walla, her husband introduced her to Marnie Rigsby as a possible roommate. Mrs. Rigsby's husband was also an…