United States v. Moreno

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 coun sel at trial; and the jury instructions on deliberate ignorance. After careful review, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Lourdes Jeanette Moreno (“Moreno”), a Honduran citizen and permanent resident of Houston, arrived at Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport on a flight from…