Defendants who claim duress must only prove that it is more likely than not that they acted out of necessity. Attorney Robert J. Watson said it is also unconstitutional that jurors are told before deliberations they are to presume the defendant is sane. Harrouff told the “Dr. Harrouff told host Phil McGraw that he doesn’t clearly remember the attack. He told deputies, “Help me, I ate something bad” and then admitted it was “humans” as he spit out a piece of flesh, court documents show.

Source: thestar June 13, 2019 20:17 UTC