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U.S. v. Craig, No. 98-2252 (7th Cir.) (178 F.3d 891) (May 20, 1999) (Judge Michael S. Kanne)

This case is noted for its detailed discussion of the so-called "ostrich" instruction, in which the jury is told that a conviction is permissible if it equates actual knowledge with the deliberate avoidance of knowledge.

Here the actual instruction that the trial court gave, and that was approved by the ...

 

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