KELLY, Judge.
Defendant, Eddie Silviano Maes, a prisoner in the state penitentiary, was convicted by a jury of possession of contraband in violation of § 18-8-204.1(1) and (2), C.R.S. 1973 (1976 Cum.Supp.). He appeals, contending that the trial court committed reversible error when it refused to submit to the jury instructions tendered by him on the affirmative defense of duress as defined by § 18-1-708, C.R.S.1973. We reverse.
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