United States v. Heredia

NACDL amicus curiae brief in support of appellant.

Brief filed: 10/17/2006

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United States v. Heredia

9th Circuit Court of Appeals; Case No. 483 F.3d 913

Question Presented

Whether the statutory requirement of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), that criminalizes the act of "knowingly ... possess[ing] with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance" can be extended to a defendant's "deliberate ignorance" of possessing drugs.

Argument(s)

Knowledge, in a criminal statute, is actual knowledge, not what one ought to have known or could have learned.

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Author(s)

Kenneth W. Starr, et al. Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC.