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U.S. v. HEREDIA

No. 03-10585.

429 F.3d 820 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carmen Denise HEREDIA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 24, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wanda K. Kay, Tucson, AZ, for the appellant.

Nathan D. Leonardo (argued) and Jeffrey H. Jacobson, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Tucson, AZ, for the appellee.

Before ALEX KOZINSKI, WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

BYBEE, Circuit Judge.

Carmen Heredia ("Heredia") was convicted of knowingly possessing contraband with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (2000), after the district court instructed the jury that the "knowingly" element is satisfied if she was deliberately ignorant of the truth. The issue on appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient to warrant the "deliberate ignorance" or "Jewell" jury instruction. See United States v. Jewell...

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