U.S. v. ORJI-NWOSU

No. 07-20210.

549 F.3d 1005 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael ORJI-NWOSU, also known as Michael Orji, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Jane Harmon, James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S.

Steven Jay Rozan, Steven Rozan & Associates, Houston, TX, for Michael Orji-Nwosu.

Before BENAVIDES, SOUTHWICK and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Michael Orji-Nwosu ("Orji") was convicted of possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. On appeal, Orji contends that the district court abused its discretion in submitting a "deliberate ignorance" instruction within the jury charge. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm Orji's conviction.

I. Factual Background

On August 27, 2006, Orji was arrested by an officer with the United States Customs...

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