Legal Opinion
Stevens v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 25, 1981No. 80-101, 80-117PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
397 So.2d 324 (1981)
Joseph Alison STEVENS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Nos. 80-101, 80-117.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 25, 1981.
Rehearing Denied April 27, 1981.
James K. Freeland, Orlando, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and C. Michael Barnette, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.
ORFINGER, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the crime of extortion[1] and has preserved for appeal his contention that the trial court erred in refusing to give a jury instruction on the defense of duress or coercion. Appellant also appeals a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Shannon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
- Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
- United States v. GordonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Koontz v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Laythe v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
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3Cited by9 opinions
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