If Sam holds a gun to Jim's head and tells him to forge his employer's signature on a company check or he will be shot, Jim can raise the defense of to a charge of forgery.

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The scenario describes duress, which is a defense to a charge of forgery. Duress involves a threat of harm that leaves the victim with no reasonable alternative but to go along with the perpetrator's demands. In this case, Sam's threat to shoot Jim if he doesn't forge the signature on the company check constitutes duress.

If Sam Holds a Gun to Jim's Head and Tells