An individual is forced to participate in a bank robbery. In which of the following situations would a defense of duress be most likely to be successful?
A. Several of the robbers hold the individual’s family hostage and threaten to harm them if the individual does not cooperate.
B. The robbers threaten to set fire to the individual’s house if he fails to cooperate.
C. The robbers threaten to go to the individual’s home and assault his wife and children if he does not cooperate.
D. One of the robbers has taken the individual’s car keys and threatens to use his car as the getaway vehicle if he does not cooperate.
A. Several of the robbers hold the individual’s family hostage and threaten to harm them if the individual does not cooperate.
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