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U.S. v. Threadgill, No. 97-40241 (5th Cir.) (172 F.3d 357) (April 13, 1999) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss)

In this case the Court held that the district court improperly gave a deliberate ignorance instruction where there was strong evidence of actual knowledge, but "little evidence that the defendants purposefully contrived to avoid knowing that their actions were unlawful." (Id., at 369). The evidence in the case revealed that ...

 

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