State v. Gagnier
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of tampering with a victim, aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs, and endangering the welfare of a child. Defendant appealed, arguing that the trial court erred by denying her request that the court instruct the jury on the statutory defense of duress. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding that the court did not err in declining to instruct the jury on the statutory defense of duress as to any of the three charges because the jury could not have found facts necessary to find that Defendant’s conduct was the product of duress.
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