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· 8/15/1985

United States v. Pacific Hide & Fur Depot, Inc., United States of America v. William Knick

Citations

  • 768 F.2d 1096
  • 15 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20851
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 21748

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that government had failed to provide specific evidence of deliberate ignorance, and absent such knowledge, “the jury might impermissibly infer guilty knowledge on the basis of mere negligence without proof of deliberate avoidance”
  • noting that government had failed to provide specific evidence of deliberate ignorance, and absent such knowledge, \the jury might impermissibly infer guilty knowledge on the basis of mere negligence without proof of deliberate avoidance.\
  • “It is not enough that the defendant was mistaken, recklessly disregarded the truth, or negligently failed to inquire.”
  • “It is not enough that the defendant was mistaken, recklessly disregarded the truth, or negligently failed to inquire.”

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Judges: Kennedy, Norris, Thompson

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