California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Belton, A125320 (Cal. App. 2011):
In order to establish a valid duress defense, a defendant must show that "he acted under an immediate threat or menace. [Citation.]" (People v. Petznick (2003) 114 Cal.App.4th 663, 676.) "Because of the immediacy requirement, a person committing a crime under duress has only the choice of imminent death or executing the requested
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