United States Ninth Circuit

The mens rea of the Lacey Act, which prohibits smuggling of exotic wildlife, requires only that the defendant know smuggling the wildlife was generally illegal and not illegal under a particular regulation or statute.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/11/2000
• Decided 03/14/2001
• Published 03/14/2001

Judges

• KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:, Before:  RYMER, KLEINFELD, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mayra Garcia, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory A. Vega, United States Attorney, Anne Kristina Perry, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, California, for the appellee.