UNITED STATES v. MANCUSO

No. 358, Docket 33798.

420 F.2d 556 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thomas J. MANCUSO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided January 20, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel H. Greenberg, New York City, for appellant.

Maurice K. Merten, Washington, D. C. (Edward R. Neaher, U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., Robert M. Ornstein, Sp. Atty., Jill Wine Volner, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., of counsel), for appellee.

Before MOORE and KAUFMAN, Circuit Judges, and RYAN, District Judge.


IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:

18 U.S.C. § 1407 requires any citizen convicted of narcotics or marijuana offenses, as well as those who are addicted to, or "use" narcotic drugs, to register with customs officials on leaving and entering the country.1 The only question on this appeal is whether one who violated the statute without knowledge or probability of knowledge of its provisions may be convicted under it.

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