United States of America, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Luisa Ward, Appellee/cross-Appellant

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Defendant appeals from her conviction for conspiring to distribute cocaine. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A)(ii), § 846. She was sentenced to six years’ confinement. She contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the jury’s verdict and that the trial court committed two errors in its instructions to the jury. The government also appeals, contending that the trial court’s refusal to apply 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)(ii), which provides for a minimum sentence of ten years, was error. We affirm the conviction, vacate the sentence, and remand…