Legal Opinion
United States v. Mariela Zapata
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1974No. 73-3350PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The appeal is from an adjudication of the appellant’s guilt of importation of 2000 grams of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, into the United States in violation of Title 21, U.S.C., § 952(a). The sole question presented for our review is whether the trial judge properly instructed the jury as to the intent nec essary to be proved to constitute guilt under § 952(a), and the accompanying penalty statute Title 21, U.S.C., § 960(a)(1). We reverse for what we consider the prejudicial deficiency of the jury instruction.
The appellant, Mariela Zapata; 1 arrived in…
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