Norwood

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 08-30050 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No.

CR-06-00091-LRS

ROBERT LEWIS NORWOOD,

OPINION

Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Lonny R. Suko, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 22, 2009—Seattle, Washington

Filed February 18, 2009

Before: Thomas M. Reavley*, Senior Circuit Judge, and Richard C. Tallman and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr.

*The Honorable Thomas M. Reavley, Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, sitting by designation.

1903 1906 UNITED STATES v. NORWOOD

COUNSEL

Tracy A. Staab and Christina Hung, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington & Idaho, Spokane, Washington, for the defendant-appellant.

James A. McDevitt and K. Jill Bolton, United States Attor- ney, Spokane, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Robert L. Norwood appeals his jury conviction of possession of cocaine with intent…