U.S. v. Jewell, No. 74-2832 (9th Cir.) (532 F.2d 697) (February 27, 1976) (Judge James R. Browning)
This is the case that gave rise to the Ninth Circuit's "Jewell" or "deliberate ignorance" instruction to the jury to satisfy the knowledge of illegality of many criminal statutes.
In this case, the Ninth Circuit first considered whether one can "knowingly" possess contraband without having actual knowledge of it. Here, …
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