COVERT

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Aulet, 618 F.2d 182 (2d Cir. 1980)
  …an essential element, specific knowledge is not always necessary; rather, purposeful ignorance may suffice. United States v. Joly, 493 F. 2d 672, 675 (2d Cir. 1974). See also United States v. Dozier, 522 F. 2d 224, 226-27 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 1021, 96 S.Ct. 461, 46 L.Ed.2d 394 (1975). In Bright, supra, 517 F. 2d at 587, we noted that a de fendant is entitled to instructions on the question of conscious avoidance that balance the “high probability” test of knowledge of a given fact with its…
• United States v. Merchie C. Calabrese, Jr., 942 F.2d 218 (3d Cir. 1991)
  …ited States v. Kelton, 518 F. 2d 531, 533 (8th Cir.) (One of the jurors was acquainted with the defendant’s family. “Standing alone, the attenuated relationship claimed here will not support the required finding of actual prejudice.”), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 1021, 96 S.Ct. 460, 46 L.Ed.2d 394 (1975); see also Johnson v. State, 252 Ark. 325, 327, 478 S.W. 2d 876, 878 (1972) (“[T]he mere fact that [the defendant] was known by [the juror], or that they had worked together, would not disqualify the latter.”); Mi…