Legal Opinion
United States v. Carmen Denise Heredia
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 24, 2005No. 03-10585PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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, 532 F.2d 697 (9th Cir.1976) (en banc). After the jury returned the guilty verdict, Heredia moved for a new trial on the grounds that the…
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