The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Lawal, 736 F.2d 5 (2nd Cir. 1984):
3 The offenses of which defendant was convicted have as an essential element the requirement that defendant "be aware that he possesses some controlled substance." United States v. Morales, 577 F.2d 769, 776 (2d Cir.1978). See also United States v. Zapata, 497 F.2d 95, 98 n. 7 (5th Cir.1974).
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