PER CURIAM.
Jessie Lee Jackson appeals his conviction for escaping federal custody in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a). On appeal Jackson argues the district court abused its discretion in failing to give his requested jury instruction on duress. We affirm.
The evidence introduced at trial revealed Jackson was serving a twenty-five year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution at Texarkana, Texas, for armed post office robbery. On March 18, 1987...
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