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UNITED STATES v. BUTLER

No. 79-5338.

622 F.2d 258 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Lee BUTLER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Foster, Chattanooga, Tenn., for defendant-appellant.

John H. Cary, U. S. Atty., John C. Cook, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chattanooga, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Judge, and CELEBREZZE and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.

BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Joseph Lee Butler, was convicted by a jury of aiding and abetting John E. Justice, Jr., in the kidnapping of Laura Flegel, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1201(a)(1) and 2. Butler contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction and that the government failed to overcome his defense of coercion. Justice's conviction on the same charges was recently affirmed by this Court. U. S. v. Justice...

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