Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-156
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Duress defense
Official statutory text
A person is entitled to assert duress as a defense if that
person committed a prohibited act or omission because of a
reasonable belief that there was imminent danger of death or great
bodily harm from another upon oneself, ones spouse, or ones child.
R.L. 1910, § 2098; Laws 1992, c. 159, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1992.
person committed a prohibited act or omission because of a
reasonable belief that there was imminent danger of death or great
bodily harm from another upon oneself, ones spouse, or ones child.
R.L. 1910, § 2098; Laws 1992, c. 159, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1992.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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