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UNITED STATES v. WOOD

No. 77-2587.

566 F.2d 1108 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry Lee WOOD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 1978.

PER CURIAM:

The sole issue on appeal is Wood's claim that the district court erred in excluding evidence offered in support of Wood's defense that his carrying a knife within the prison was the product of coercion.

The elements of the defense are set forth in United States v. Gordon, 526 F.2d 406, 407 (9th Cir. 1975): "For a defendant to successfully urge duress as a defense, he must show that the threat and the fear...

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