ROBINSON

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (18 total)

• United States v. Mang SUN Wong, 884 F.2d 1537 (2d Cir. 1989)
  …ed where a defendant has claimed lack of some specific aspect of knowledge necessary to conviction but where the evidence may be construed as deliberate ignorance.” United States v. Lanza, 790 F. 2d 1015, 1022 (2d Cir.) (citing cases), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 861, 107 S.Ct. 211, 93 L.Ed.2d 141 (1986). The charge is appropriately given where “the surrounding circumstances were such that reasonable persons could have concluded that the circumstances alone should have apprised defendant[ ] of the unlawful natur…

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• United States v. Scarpa, 913 F.2d 993 (2d Cir. 1990)
  …ate review, the objection must direct the trial court’s attention to the contention that is to be raised on appeal.” United States v. Civelli, 883 F. 2d 191, 194 (2d Cir.) (citing United States v. Lanza, 790 F. 2d 1015, 1021 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 861, 107 S.Ct. 211, 93 L.Ed.2d 141 (1986)), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 409, 107 L.Ed.2d 374 (1989). The pertinent objection at the charging conference was as follows: MS. KELLMAN: I would also ask with respect to the definition that the Court h…
• United States v. Schnejer Zalman Gurary, 860 F.2d 521 (2d Cir. 1988)
  …had some knowledge of the unlawful aims and objectives, but not to establish knowing participation or membership in the scheme charged. See, e.g., U.S. v. Heinemann, 801 F. 2d at 93-94; United States v. Lanza, 790 F. 2d 1015 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 861, 107 S.Ct. 211, 93 L.Ed.2d 141 (1986); United States v. DiTommaso, 817 F. 2d 201, 218-19 (2d Cir.1987). In the present case, the judge limited his conscious avoidance instruction to whether defendants knew of the illegal object or purpose of the all…