Legal Opinion
United States v. Bolajoko Aina-Marshall
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 21, 2003No. Docket 02-1012PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge.
Bolajoko Aina-Marshall appeals from her conviction after a jury trial before Judge Raggi of importing and possessing heroin with the intent to distribute. Appellant claims that the district court improperly instructed the jury on conscious avoidance as a theory of guilt. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On May 6, 2000, appellant arrived at JFK airport, via Zurich, Switzerland, from her home in Nigeria. A Customs agent began to inspect her luggage, finding “aromatic” dried fish and a bag of spices. She removed the bag of spices, leaving open a space revealing that the bottom of the…
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