Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Barbarin v. All U. S. Judges of Eastern District of Louisiana

Barbarin v. All U. S. Judges of E. Dist. of La., 439 U.S. 936 (1978)

Type: Opinion
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: Federal
Date: 1978-10-30
Topic: general

How later courts describe this case

noting the Supreme Court’s use of the Model Penal Code definition of “knowingly”
“Although knowledge that the substance imported is a particular narcotic need not be proven, 21 U.S.C. 952(a) is a ‘specific intent’ statute and requires knowledge that such substance is a controlled;substance.”
"'Should have known' is closer to negligence than knowledge."

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.