California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gonzalez, B252881 (Cal. App. 2015):
Resendez asserts that the trial court erroneously precluded him from presenting evidence relevant to the defense of duress. "[S]ection 26 declares duress to be a perfect defense against criminal charges when the person charged 'committed the act or made the omission charged under threats or menaces sufficient to show that they had reasonable cause to and did believe their lives would be endangered if they refused.'" (People v.
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