United States v. Darren Ray Fuller

967 F.2d 593 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darren Ray FULLER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50440. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 8, 1992. * Decided May 29, 1992. Before ALARCON, WILLIAM A. NORRIS and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 Darren Ray Fuller (Fuller) appeals from the judgment entered upon his conviction for escaping from federal prison in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751 (a). Fuller seeks reversal on the ground that the district court improperly granted the Government's motion in limine to exclude evidence to support the defense of duress. We affirm because we conclude that Fuller failed to demonstrate that he had no reasonable opportunity to avoid the threatened harm. I. 2 On October 25, 1988, Fuller escaped from the Federal Correctional Institution at Terminal Island. He was apprehended on a breakwater near the Terminal Island facility. 3 On February 1, 1991, the…