U.S. v. SOLORZANO-RIVERA

No. 03-10284.

368 F.3d 1073 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo SOLORZANO-RIVERA, aka Fernando Solorzano-Rivera, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 21, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atmore L. Baggot, Apache Junction, AZ, for the defendant-appellant.

John R. Lopez, IV, Assistant United States Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: HALL and GRABER, Circuit Judges, and WEINER, Senior District Judge.


CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge.

Ricardo Solorzano-Rivera appeals his conviction of illegal reentry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He contends that the government violated his rights under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161 and 3162, and that the district court erred in instructing the jury that the defendant had the burden of proving duress by a preponderance of the evidence.

We exercise jurisdiction under 28...

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