United States of America v. Garrito Fort

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE United States of America v. Criminal No. 22-cr-090-SE Opinion No.

2023 DNH 119

Garrito Fort O R D E R The government charged Garrito Fort with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of

18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) & 924(e). Fort filed a “Notice of Defense – Duress” (doc. no. 31), in which he informed the court and the government that he intended to rely on the justification defenses of duress, necessity and self-defense at trial. The government then filed a motion in limine, seeking to preclude Fort from introducing…