United States v. Jose Daniel Valencia-Parra

53 F.3d 341 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jose Daniel VALENCIA-PARRA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10030. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 13, 1995. Decided April 14, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM 1 Valencia-Parra appeals from his conviction for illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction, in violation of 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1326 (a) and (b)(2). We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. 2 Valencia-Parra first argues that the district court improperly denied giving his proposed jury instruction on circumstantial evidence. "Our inquiry is whether the jury instructions as a whole are misleading or inadequate to guide the jury's deliberations." United States v. Joetzki, 952 F.2d 1090, 1095 (9th Cir.1991). The district court has substantial latitude so long as the…