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| Must Prove Defendant Knew Drug was Illegal |
Drug Crimes
Defendant claimed “he did not know the “bath salts” he was distributing were regulated as controlled substance analogues . . . .” Court said “Government [must] establish that the defendant knew he was dealing with a substance regulated under the Controlled Substances Act . . . .”
Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 18, 2015