Opinion by Judge O'SCANNLAIN; Dissent by Judge FERNANDEZ.
O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
May a defendant be compelled at trial to recite statements made during a crime?
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On July 9, 1991, a man wearing a cap and dark sunglasses entered the Security Pacific Bank in San Diego, California and cut in line to approach bank teller Rosa Ybarra. The man told Ybarra, "[w]hy don't you give me your money?" After Ybarra said "[h]uh?," the man said, "[g...
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