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KRS 501.090

Liability -- Duress

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case State v. Hunter (1987)

Most recently applied in Joshua Hammond v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (December 2016)

Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky

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(1) In any prosecution for an offense other than an intentional homicide, it is a defense that the defendant engaged in the proscribed conduct because he was coerced to do so by the use of, or a threat of the use of, unlawful physical force against him or another person which a person in his situation could not reasonably be expected to resist.

(2) The defense provided by subsection (1) is unavailable if the defendant intentionally or wantonly placed himself in a situation in which it was probable that he would be subjected to coercion.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.