United States of America, Appellee-Plaintiff v. Hermie Cordero, Appellant-Defendant

42 F.3d 1403 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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, Appellee-Plaintiff, v. Hermie CORDERO, Appellant-Defendant. No. 93-10186. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 16, 1994. * Decided Nov. 28, 1994. Before: CHOY, FARRIS, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellant Hermie Cordero appeals her conviction for importation of a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 952 . Cordero contends that the district court erred by (i) instructing the jury regarding the allocation of the burden of proving the defense of duress; (ii) instructing the jury regarding deliberate ignorance; and (iii) denying Cordero's motion to suppress allegedly involuntary post-arrest statements. Having jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 , we affirm. BACKGROUND 3 Cordero's conviction stems from her seizure on June 30, 1991, by U.S. Customs agents acting pursuant to an anonymous tip that she would be arriving in San…