Second Circuit: USA v. Hernandez

Recklessly or negligently placing oneself in a situation where duress is probable negatives the defense.

Absent a request for special verdict, acquittal for conduct later found by a preponderance and used in sentencing does not imply a theory of the crime that amounts to a vindication of the conduct.

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