Legal Opinion
United States v. Portillo-Vega
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 28, 2007No. 04-4194PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.
Leonardo Portillo-Vega was indicted with one count of illegal re-entry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He filed a notice of intent to present a duress defense and a motion for a jury instruction to that effect. After the district court denied his motion and granted the government’s motion in limine to preclude the defense, Portillo-Vega proceeded to trial. He was convicted and sentenced to seventy-seven months imprisonment. He timely appealed. Exercising jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a) and 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
Background
In June 2000,…
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