U.S. v. MORENO

No. 98-20083.

185 F.3d 465 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lourdes Jeanette MORENO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Powers, Paula Camille Offenhauser, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Fed. Pub. Defender, Marjorie A. Meyers, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, DEMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Lourdes Jeanette Moreno appeals her conviction and sentence for importing more than five kilograms of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. She challenges the sufficiency of the evidence; the reference to her invocation of her right to counsel at trial; and the jury instructions on deliberate ignorance. After careful review, we affirm.

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