United States v. Daniel Joseph Marquez

19 F.3d 1442 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Daniel Joseph MARQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50160. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 3, 1994. Decided March 17, 1994. Before: TANG, PREGERSON, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 In March and April of 1992, Appellant Daniel Marquez robbed three banks in Southern California of a total of roughly $8,500. Marquez admitted to robbing the banks, but contended that he did so due to duress. According to his statements and to a diary presented to the judge, Marquez had been forced to rob the banks by members of the Mexican Mafia. Marquez stated that Sana, a member of the Mexican Mafia, had threatened him and his family with injury if he did not commit the crimes. Sana or another member of the Mexican Mafia would accompany Marquez to the bank but not follow him in during the robbery. Marquez was free to approach the…