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U.S. v. BISHOP

No. 13-4356.

740 F.3d 927 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Keith BISHOP, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 28, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Joseph Michael Hannon, Jr. , Hannon Law Group, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Richard Daniel Cooke , Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: William Coffield , Coffield Law Group, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Neil H. MacBride , United States Attorney, Ronald L. Walutes, Jr. , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge DIAZ and Judge THACKER joined.

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

The Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2778, regulates the export of "defense articles" such as ammunition, and subjects to criminal liability anyone who "willfully" violates its requirements. Brian Keith Bishop was convicted under the law for attempting to export small-arms ammunition to Jordan without a license. He appeals his conviction on two grounds: first, that he did not willfully violate the AECA because he did not know...

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