Sec. 8. (a) It is a defense that the person who engaged in the prohibited conduct was compelled to do so by threat of imminent serious bodily injury to himself or another person. With respect to offenses other than felonies, it is a defense that the person who engaged in the prohibited conduct was compelled to do so by force or threat of force. Compulsion under this section exists only if the force, threat, or circumstances are such as would render a person of reasonable firmness incapable of resisting the pressure.
(b) This section does not apply to a person who:
(1) recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally placed himself in a situation in which it was foreseeable that he would be subjected to duress; or
(2) committed an offense against the person as defined in IC 35-42.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.13.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
Article 41. Substantive Criminal Provisions
Chapter 3. Defenses Relating to Culpability
35-41-3-2. Use of Force to Protect Person or Property
35-41-3-3. Use of Force Relating to Arrest or Escape
35-41-3-6. Mental Disease or Defect
35-41-3-11. Mental Disease or Defect; Use of Justifiable Reasonable Force
35-41-3-12. Defense to Crime Involving the Death of or Injury to a Fetus; Exceptions