United States First Circuit

Defendant's conviction for knowingly possessing and intending to distribute khat, a plant naturally containing the chemical stimulant cathinone in violation of section 841(a)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), is affirmed where the evidence suffices to show that defendant knew that he was dealing with a controlled substance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/30/2003
• Published 10/30/2003

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA, Circuit Judge, and SILER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sidney Leighton Moore, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• F. Mark Terison, Senior Litigation Counsel, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.