Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danny MORENO, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1996No. 95-10549PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Danny Moreno appeals from his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)). He contends that the district court erred by preventing him from presenting a duress defense and testifying regarding his state of mind concerning his fear of violence to himself and his children at the time of the commission of the charged offense. We affirm because the record shows that Moreno failed to establish a prima facie case that he acted under duress, and his proposed state of mind testimony would not have been relevant…
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