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U.S. v. WHITNEY

No. 07-1934.

524 F.3d 134 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Wayne R. WHITNEY, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 28, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Langholtz, for appellant.

Margaret D. McGaughey, Assistant United States Attorney, Appellate Chief, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney was on brief for appellee.

Before HOWARD, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and BESOSA, District Judge.

BESOSA, District Judge.

Appellant Wayne R. Whitney was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6) by making a false statement to a firearms dealer during an attempt to purchase a firearm. On appeal, Whitney argues that the trial judge erred in defining the term "knowingly," by refusing to give an explicit willful blindness instruction. Whitney also challenges the trial judge's decision to admit evidence that he was...

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