UNITED STATES v. BAKER

No. 86-2233 Summary Calendar.

807 F.2d 427 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul Quentin BAKER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Berg, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Roland E. Dahlin, II, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., Susan L. Yarbrough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Appellate Div. James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, JOHNSON and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Paul Baker appeals his conviction for trafficking in counterfeit goods, claiming that an element of the offense is knowledge of the criminality of the conduct and that the jury should have been so charged. We reject his contention and affirm his conviction.

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Prior to 1984 trademark counterfeiting was addressed by the civil penalties found in the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1127. In 1984, however, Congress determined...

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