Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricardo Knight
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 3, 2007No. 05-14537PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILER, Circuit Judge:
Ricardo Knight, an alien resident of the United States, appeals his conviction for improperly voting in a federal election, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 611(a), a misdemeanor. Knight contends that § 611 is unconstitutional because it fails to incorporate a mens rea, and the district court improperly incorporated a general intent mens rea into the offense. Additionally, Knight argues that the instructions given to the grand jury that indicted him violated the Fifth Amendment. Because Knight’s arguments lack merit, we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
Knight is a 32-year-old native of…
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