‘Reasonable’ Options Sink Woman’s Duress Defense For Theft From Tribal Store

Mealey's (August 24, 2018, 3:32 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A woman cannot use her history of being sexually abused or diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by the abuse to avoid her conviction for theft from a tribal business because she had many reasonable options other than stealing to bring money into her home so the abuser would not move back in, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Aug. 24 (United States v. Nikolle Denise Dixon, No. 17-7010, 10th Cir.)....