United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for conspiring to import cathinone, an illegal stimulant, is reversed where the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that he knew that cathinone was a controlled substance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/28/2005
• Published 02/28/2005

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  MOORE, Circuit Judge;  HOLSCHUH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Sidney L. Moore, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellant. Stephan E. Oestreicher, Jr., United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Sidney L. Moore, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellant. Stephan E. Oestreicher, Jr., United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Ross G. Parker, United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.