The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 14: Do or Die
Duress pg 25: Your Own Fault
You can’t put yourself into a situation where you might be placed under duress, and then expect to be held blameless for the crimes you then commit as a result.
Aaand that’s pretty much it for Duress, really.
Average Joe explaining
AVERAGE JOE
You know, Necessity and Duress are interesting an all, but they don’t come up in real life as often as you might think.
Self-defense, on the other hand, comes up all the time.
And it can be tricky, especially when someone kills in self-defense.
That’s right, and we’ll cover all of that stuff next time…
AVERAGE JOE
NEXT time?
in Part 15: “It was either Him or me.”