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UNITED STATES v. CONTENTO-PACHON

No. 82-1687.

723 F.2d 691 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Manuel CONTENTO-PACHON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 12, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas DeWitt, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Samuel Jackson, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before FERGUSON and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges, and COYLE, District Judge.

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge.

This case presents an appeal from a conviction for unlawful possession with intent to distribute a narcotic controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1976). At trial, the defendant attempted to offer evidence of duress and necessity defenses. The district court excluded this evidence on the ground that it was insufficient to support the defenses. We reverse because there was...

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