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UNITED STATES v. POLLARD

No. 83-5264.

724 F.2d 1438 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sharon POLLARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 17, 1984.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Dupree (argued), Chattanooga, Tenn., for defendant-appellant.

John W. Gill, Jr., U.S. Atty., John C. Littleton (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Chattanooga, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LIVELY, Chief Judge, JONES, Circuit Judge and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

The appellant was convicted for illegally acquiring food stamps in violation of 7 U.S.C. § 2024(b) and appeals, arguing that the district court committed reversible error in its instructions to the jury. The district court charged the jury that the word "knowingly" as used in the instructions "means that the act was done voluntarily and intentionally and not because of mistake or by accident." The district court also instructed the jury that ignorance...

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