Supreme Court Says Government Must Prove Defendant Knew Drug Was Illegal

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Defendant claimed “he did not know the “bath salts” he was distributing were regulated as controlled substance analogues . . . .” Court said “Government [must] establish that the defendant knew he was dealing with a substance regulated under the Controlled Substances Act . . . .”

MCFADDEN v. UNITED STATES, No. 14–378

Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 18, 2015

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