Maine § 17-A §103-A Duress

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §103-A — Duress

Maine § 17-A §103-A

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 1GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Ch. 5DEFENSES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; JUSTIFICATION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §103-A (2026).

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1.It is a defense that, when a person engages in conduct that would otherwise constitute a crime, the person is compelled to do so by threat of imminent death or serious bodily injury to that person or another person or because that person was compelled to do so by force.

2.For purposes of this section, compulsion exists only if the force, threat or circumstances are such as would have prevented a reasonable person in the defendant's situation from resisting the pressure.

3.The defense set forth in this section is not available:

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1.
It is a defense that, when a person engages in conduct that would otherwise constitute a crime, the person is compelled to do so by threat of imminent death or serious bodily injury to that person or another person or because that person was compelled to do so by force.
2.
For purposes of this section, compulsion exists only if the force, threat or circumstances are such as would have prevented a reasonable person in the defendant's situation from resisting the pressure.
3.
The defense set forth in this section is not available: