| People v. Unger | |
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| Court | Supreme Court of Illinois |
| Full case name | The People of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Francis Unger, Appellee. |
| Decided | April 5, 1977 |
| Citations | 362 N.E. 2d 319 ; 66 Ill. 2d 333 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Robert C. Underwood, Daniel P. Ward, Howard C. Ryan, Joseph H. Goldenhersh, William G. Clark, James A. Dooley, Thomas J. Moran |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Ryan |
| Concurrence | Ward, Goldenhersh, Clark, Dooley, Moran |
| Dissent | Underwood |
| Keywords | |
People v. Unger, Supreme Court of Illinois, 362 N.E. 2d 319 (1977), [1] [2] is a criminal case that distinguished between necessity and duress. [3] Prisoner Unger escaped under a claim of threat of physical violence, was recaptured, and was not allowed to use a defense of necessity or defense of duress. [3]