BOWEN, Judge.
The defendant was indicted and convicted for forgery in the first degree. Sentence was eight years' imprisonment.
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The trial court properly charged the jury on the defense of duress even though the instructions had not been requested by the defendant.
In a statement given to a police officer after his arrest, the defendant stated that two men had threatened him with bodily harm if he did not try to get the check cashed. The...
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