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Originally Posted by Omah

As I understand the case, which I've not been following closely, the charge is "perverting the course of justice" and, while Pryce has accepted that she committed an offence, by accepting three speeding penalty points for former Energy Secretary Huhne, she denies the charge of "perverting the course of justice", using the archaic defence of marital coercion, which is open to wives forced to commit a crime by their husband.

So ..... no, she did NOT "plead not guilty to coersion".

Ok let me rephrase, she is not guilty due to marital coersion.

7. You have defined the defence of marital coercion at pg 5 [of judge's written directions] and also explained what does not fall within the defence by way of example. Please expand upon the definition (specifically "will was overborne"), provide examples of what may fall within the defence, and does this defence require violent or physical acts?

The judge said it did not require violence or physical acts. Referring to his written directions he said marital coercion meant that a wife "was so affected to be impelled to commit the offence because she truly believed she had no real choice"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/fe...jority-verdict