Legal Opinion
United States v. Vasquez-Landaver
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 21, 2008No. 07-50226PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IKUTA, Circuit Judge:
Guillermo Antonio Vasquez-Landaver (Vasquez) appeals his 90-month sentence and underlying conviction for being found in the United States after being deported. He contends: (1) the district court erred in not allowing him to present any evidence of duress and in not giving a jury instruction on a duress defense; and (2) his within-Guidelines sentence is unreasonable and was an impermissible punishment for going to trial. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.
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Vasquez was born in El Salvador in 1971, and first came to the United States at the age of 18.…
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