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Policing Thought: United States V. Khattab And The Mens Rea Requirement Of 21 U.S.C. § 841, Anne M. Walker Sep 2008

Policing Thought: United States V. Khattab And The Mens Rea Requirement Of 21 U.S.C. § 841, Anne M. Walker

Seventh Circuit Review

In United States v. Khattab, the Seventh Circuit identified a split between the circuits as to the mens rea required by the statute that criminalizes possessing or distributing precursor chemicals to illegal drugs. The relevant mens rea is “knowingly, or having reasonable cause to believe[.]” While the Tenth Circuit interprets “having reasonable cause to believe” to mean that a defendant must have something close to actual subjective knowledge that a chemical will be used to manufacture methamphetamines, the Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits interpret “having reasonable cause to believe,” to mean that an objective standard can be applied. The …


The Insanity Of The Mens Rea Model: Due Process And The Abolition Of The Insanity Defense, Jean K. Gilles Phillips, Rebecca E. Woodman Apr 2008

The Insanity Of The Mens Rea Model: Due Process And The Abolition Of The Insanity Defense, Jean K. Gilles Phillips, Rebecca E. Woodman

Pace Law Review

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Material Support To Terrorists Or Terrorist Organizations: Asylum Seekers Walking The Relief Tightrope , Craig R. Novak Jan 2008

Material Support To Terrorists Or Terrorist Organizations: Asylum Seekers Walking The Relief Tightrope , Craig R. Novak

The Modern American

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