United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for attempted illegal reentry into the United States after deportation is affirmed over his claim of error that the district court erred by instructing the jury that he had the burden of proving his duress defense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/09/2005
• Published 12/09/2005

Judges

• CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge:, Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Roseline D. Feral, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney, David P. Curnow, Assistant U.S. Attorney (on the brief), Kevin M. Mulcahy, Assistant U.S. Attorney (at oral argument), United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.