United States v. Jaramillo ( 2000 )

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-41402
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
MANUEL CARRIZALES JARAMILLO,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. B-99-CR-261-1
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July 20, 2000
Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Manuel Carrizales Jaramillo appeals his jury-trial
conviction for illegal reentry after deportation and
impersonating a United States citizen. He avers that the
district court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the
defense of duress.
We have reviewed the record and the briefs on appeal and
hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in
failing to instruct the jury on the defense of duress. United
States v. Tannehill, 49 F.3d 1049, 1057 (5th Cir. 1995).
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
No. 99-41402
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Jaramillo failed to show that he had no reasonable legal
alternative to violating the law. United States v. Harvey, 897
F.2d 1300, 1304-05 (5th Cir. 1990), overruled on other grounds,
United States v. Lambert, 984 F.2d 658, 661-62 (5th Cir. 1993)(en
banc).
AFFIRMED.