U.S. v. JOHNSON

No. 04-5611.

416 F.3d 464 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terance JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 5, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Robert L. Hutton, Glankler Brown, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. Tony R. Arvin, Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee. Steven J. Mulroy, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, for Amicus Curiae. ON BRIEF: Robert L. Hutton, Glankler Brown, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. Tony R. Arvin, Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee. Steven J. Mulroy, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, Wade V. Davies, Ritchie, Fels & Dillard, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Amicus Curiae.

Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge; RYAN and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Terance Johnson, appeals the district court's in limine ruling denying him the opportunity to present a duress defense to the charges against him for participating in an armed bank robbery in which a person was killed. Following this adverse ruling, Johnson entered a plea of guilty, conditioned on his being allowed to file this appeal.

We will AFFIRM.

Johnson was charged with: (1) bank robbery...

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