Tony is playing basketball with some friends. A stranger walks onto the basketball court and pulls out a gun. The stranger tells Tony to take all of his friend’s money and give it to him or he will shoot him. Tony takes the wallets from his friend’s and gives the stranger their money.
-What would prevent Tony from being charged with a crime?

Question

Tony is playing basketball with some friends. A stranger walks onto the basketball court and pulls out a gun. The stranger tells Tony to take all of his friend’s money and give it to him or he will shoot him. Tony takes the wallets from his friend’s and gives the stranger their money.
-​What would prevent Tony from being charged with a crime?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The defense of duress applies when an individual commits a crime under threat of immediate harm or death. Tony was threatened with a gun, which would qualify as immediate harm, and therefore he could use the defense of duress to argue that he committed the act under the threat of force.

Tony Is Playing Basketball with Some Friends