United States v. Pedro Hernandez-Franco

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• holding that guilty intent can be inferred from the defendant's conduct and other circumstantial evidence
• holding that guilty intent can be inferred from the defendant's conduct and other circumstantial evidence
• finding that a jury could have inferred that a defendant knowingly transported aliens where a witness testified that a person matching the defendant's description observed aliens being loaded into the vehicle
• finding that a jury could have inferred that a defendant knowingly transported aliens where a witness testified that a person matching the defendant's description observed aliens being loaded into the vehicle
• “Duress does not negate the mens rea required for a violation of section 1324(a)(l)(A)(ii). Appellant could intend to drive a truck with undocumented aliens to further their illegal presence in the United States, but act in that manner because someone had a gun to his head.”
• “Duress does not negate the mens rea required for a violation of section 1324(a)(l)(A)(ii). Appellant could intend to drive a truck with undocumented aliens to further their illegal presence in the United States, but act in that manner because someone had a gun to his head.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).