Legal Opinion
United States v. Hussein
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 30, 2003No. 03-1310PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
A jury found defendant-appellant Abdi-gani Hussein guilty of knowingly possessing and intending to distribute khat, a plant naturally containing the chemical stimulant cathinone (a Schedule I controlled substance), in violation of section 841(a)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The district court refused to set aside the verdict and sentenced Hussein to one year’s probation. Hussein appeals, asserting that (i) the CSA did not afford him fair warning that possession of khat was illegal, and (ii) the government did not sufficiently prove his knowing possession of…
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