United States v. Fernando Lara-Gonzalez

36 F.3d 1103 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Fernando LARA-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50718. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 7, 1994. Decided Sept. 2, 1994. Before: FARRIS, O'SCANNLAIN, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Fernando Lara-Gonzalez ("Lara") appeals his conviction for unlawful importation of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 952 and 960, and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). 3 * Lara contends that the district court's instruction defining the term "knowingly," which he requested, was contradictory and confusing to the jury. The invited error doctrine bars Lara's objection to this instruction on appeal. "When the defendant himself proposes the jury instruction he later attacks on appeal, review is denied." United States v. Guthrie, 931 F.2d 564, 567 (9th Cir.1991)…