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HILL v. STATE

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135 Ga. App. 766 (1975)

219 S.E.2d 18

HILL et al. v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided September 19, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carroll L. Cowart, for appellants.

John W. Underwood, District Attorney, Dupont K. Cheney, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

WEBB, Judge.

Buck Hill and Joe Daniels were indicted for escape and tried jointly, resulting in a verdict of guilty as to each defendant. They now appeal on the general grounds only, contending that they should have been acquitted under their defense of coercion, Criminal Code § 26-906.

The evidence shows that defendants had been inmate representatives, or "mediators," in a series of negotiations aimed at...

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