Clyde abducts Bonnie at gunpoint and forces her to travel across the state with him.At various stops,Clyde makes Bonnie enter a store with him and while he points his pistol at the clerk,Bonnie gathers the money from the cash register.Bonnie always does as Clyde commands because she is fearful that he will kill her if she does not.When the two are ultimately captured and placed on trial for the robberies,Bonnie should be able to avoid conviction through the use of the defense of duress.

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The defense of duress can be used when a person commits a crime because they are forced to do so under the threat of imminent harm or death, as Bonnie was coerced by Clyde's threats.

Clyde Abducts Bonnie at Gunpoint and Forces Her to Travel