U.S. v. Ekwunoh, No. CR 91-684 (E.D.N.Y.) (813 F.Supp. 168) (January 14, 1993) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
In an important decision of the role of mens rea in the sentencing process, Judge Weinstein held that the defendant drug mule could not be sentenced on the basis of the entire 1000 kilograms of heroin found in her possession.
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