Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Barbarin v. All U. S. Judges of Eastern District of Louisiana
58 L. Ed. 2d 332
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1978-10-30
- Topic
- general
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.” | "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.