45-2-212. Compulsion. A person is not guilty of an offense, other than an offense punishable with death, by reason of conduct which he performs under the compulsion of threat or menace of the imminent infliction of death or serious bodily harm if he reasonably believes that death or serious bodily harm will be inflicted upon him if he does not perform such conduct.

     History: En. by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, .