United States v. Olga Hernandez-Limon

15 F.3d 1092 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Olga HERNANDEZ-LIMON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50219. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1993. Decided Jan. 5, 1994. Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant was in the passenger seat of a car in which 81 pounds of marijuana were hidden. She was arrested along with the driver when the marijuana was discovered at a port of entry into the United States. A jury found her guilty of importation and possession with intent to distribute the marijuana, of conspiracy to import and to possess the marijuana, and of tampering with a witness. She appeals the district court's refusal to accept her guilty plea, her convictions, and her sentence. 3 We have jurisdiction to hear her timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3742 . We hold that the district court abused its…