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UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

Nos. 84-5177, 84-5178 and 84-5184.

791 F.2d 1383 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Irvin WILLIAMS, Ronald Gene Sears, Morris L. Johnson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Berliner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Donald Etra, Sidley & Austin, John P. Gyorgy, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Jay Lichtman, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Before FLETCHER, PREGERSON, and HALL, Circuit Judges.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Williams, Sears, and Johnson entered conditional pleas of guilty to the offense of escape from prison in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751.1 We affirm the district court's pretrial rulings in all but one respect. The district court erred in its pretrial ruling that defendant Johnson's offer of proof was insufficient to support a duress defense. Thus, we reverse appellant Johnson's conviction and remand...

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