Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories
562.071. Duress. — 1. It is an affirmative defense that the defendant engaged in the conduct charged to constitute an offense because he or she was coerced to do so, by the use of, or threatened imminent use of, unlawful physical force upon him or her or a third person, which force or threatened force a person of reasonable firmness in his situation would have been unable to resist.
2. The defense of "duress" as defined in subsection 1 is not available:
(1) As to the crime of murder;
(2) As to any offense when the defendant recklessly places himself or herself in a situation in which it is probable that he or she will be subjected to the force or threatened force described in subsection 1 of this section.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
(1984) Duress is not available as a defense to first degree felony murder. State v. Rumble (Mo. banc), 680 S.W.2d 939.
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability
Section 562.011 - Voluntary act.
Section 562.012 - Attempt — guilt for an offense may be based on.
Section 562.014 - Conspiracy, offense of — penalty.
Section 562.016 - Culpable mental state.
Section 562.021 - Culpable mental state, application.
Section 562.026 - Culpable mental state, when not required.
Section 562.031 - Ignorance and mistake.
Section 562.036 - Accountability for conduct.
Section 562.041 - Responsibility for the conduct of another.
Section 562.046 - Defense precluded.
Section 562.051 - Conviction of different degrees of offenses.
Section 562.056 - Liability of corporations and unincorporated associations.
Section 562.061 - Liability of individual for conduct of corporation or unincorporated association.
Section 562.076 - Intoxicated or drugged condition.
Section 562.086 - Lack of responsibility because of mental disease or defect.