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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