Except as provided in section 609.20 , clause (3), when any crime is committed or participated in by two or more persons, any one of whom participates only under compulsion by another engaged therein, who by threats creates a reasonable apprehension in the mind of such participator that in case of refusal that participator is liable to instant death, such threats and apprehension constitute duress which will excuse such participator from criminal liability.
Minn. Stat. § 609.08
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Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 609–609 (377 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Commonwealth v. Robinson (1981)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Vasquez (July 2012)
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609 .08; 1986 c 444
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Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.