Oklahoma Statutes
§ 21-156 — Duress defense.
Oklahoma § 21-156
JurisdictionOklahoma
Title 21Crimes And Punishments
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Bluebook
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-156 (2026).
Text
A person is entitled to assert duress as a defense if that person committed a prohibited act or omission because of a reasonable belief that there was imminent danger of death or great bodily harm from another upon oneself, ones spouse, or ones child.
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Legislative History
R.L. 1910, § 2098; Laws 1992, c. 159, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1992.
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Oklahoma § 21-156, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ok/21/21-156.