United States Ninth Circuit

Criminal intent, under 16 USC 470ee(a) of the Archeological Resources Protection Act, requires the Government to prove that defendant either knew, or had reason to know, that the buried skull he was removing was an "archeological resource."

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/07/2000
• Published 12/07/2000

Judges

• GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  GOODWIN, SCHROEDER and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Mary C. Geddes, Assistant Federal Defender, Anchorage, Alaska, for the defendant-appellant., Steven E. Skrocki, Kevin Feldis, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Anchorage, Alaska, for the plaintiff-appellee.