different concerns than arose here. Meanwhile, this was not the time to give duress any wider ambit than had hitherto been recognised. Until all aspects of the defence had been put on a statutory footing, including as presently envisaged, shifting the burden of proof from the Crown to the accused, duress should be rigidly confined to its established present limits. The nature of the threat directed at the defendant The imminence of the threat

DOI link for different concerns than arose here. Meanwhile, this was not the time to give duress any wider ambit than had hitherto been recognised. Until all aspects of the defence had been put on a statutory footing, including as presently envisaged, shifting the burden of proof from the Crown to the accused, duress should be rigidly confined to its established present limits. The nature of the threat directed at the defendant The imminence of the threat

different concerns than arose here. Meanwhile, this was not the time to give duress any wider ambit than had hitherto been recognised. Until all aspects of the defence had been put on a statutory footing, including as presently envisaged, shifting the burden of proof from the Crown to the accused, duress should be rigidly confined to its established present limits. The nature of the threat directed at the defendant The imminence of the threat