United States v. Avyleni Helen Greyeyes

988 F.2d 123 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Avyleni Helen GREYEYES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10065. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 12, 1993. Decided Feb. 25, 1993. 1 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Phoenix); No. CR-88-00231-01-RC; Robert C. Broomfield, District Judge, Presiding. 2 D.Ariz. 3 AFFIRMED. 4 Before CHOY, SCHROEDER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges 5 MEMORANDUM * 6 On the evening of February 6, 1987, defendant Avyleni Helen Greyeyes ("Greyeyes") hit her husband Thomas Tom ("Tom") with the pick-up truck she was driving. Tom died the next day. Greyeyes contended at trial that she was trying to leave hurriedly because she was afraid of Tom, and that the collision was an accident. The government asserted that Greyeyes deliberately tried to kill Tom with the truck. The jury convicted Greyeyes of involuntary manslaughter. 1…