United States v. Maria Luisa Benton

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19 F.3d 30·1994 WL 77244·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 12165
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 9, 199492-10496California731 words

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19 F.3d 30 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Maria Luisa BENTON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10496. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 8, 1994. * Decided March 9, 1994. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM ** Maria Luisa Benton appeals from her conviction, following a jury trial, for conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and commission of a narcotics offense within 1,000 feet of a school, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1), 846, and 860(a). Benton contends that the district court erred in its jury instruction on entrapment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. "Where the defendant [herself] proposes the jury instruction [she] later challenges on appeal, we deny review under the invited error doctrine." United States v. Baldwin, 987 F.2d 1432, 1437 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 2948 (1993). This…

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