United States v. Paige Mathison

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Paige Mathison was convicted by a jury of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(B), and possession of a short barreled shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5845(a), 5861(d), and 5871, following the robbery of a Barg’s Mini Mart in Sioux City, Iowa. The district court 2 sentenced her to 147 months. On this direct appeal she argues that the district court abused its discretion in instructing the jury on her affirmative defense of coercion…