Parker v. United States
Parker v. United States, 498 U.S. 872 (1990)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.
How later courts describe this case
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("We reject [the appellant's] argument that any requirement that he acknowledge personal responsibility in order to gain the benefit of the two-level reduction impermissibly prejudices his right to appeal his conviction.")
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(justification jury instruction unwarranted because the defendant, who took the gun from a threatening third party, failed to show that he did not maintain possession any longer than absolutely necessary)
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(keystone of justification defense to a charge of being a felon in possession is that a defendant must have no alternative, either before or during the event, to avoid violating the law)
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