United States v. Place País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Ago 21, 2012 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal United States Court of Appeal for the First Circuit Juez Lynch, Lipez and Thompson. Número de referencia No. 11-1246 Idioma Inglés Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Especies en peligro Infracciones/sanciones Productos silvestres Especies de plantas protegidas Especies animales protegidas Especies de peces protegidas Cumplimiento/aplicación Protecíon de las especies Resumen David L. Place appeals his convictions for illegally trafficking in sperm whale teeth and narwhal tusks. Specifically, a jury found that Place's whale-tooth dealings violated CITES, the international compact implemented in the United States via the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and regulations authorized by the ESA. But Place says the district judge should have instructed the jury on certain lesser-included offenses because he did not actually know his transactions were illegal, even if he should have known. He also says his smuggling convictions are legally wrong because his conduct violated only regulations, not statutes. The Appeals Court said it disagreed "with both lines of argument" and affirmed the convictions. The Appeals Court concluded, "Place was charged, fairly tried, and properly convicted for knowingly flouting these laws and the regulations implementing them. Rejecting his arguments on appeal for the reasons set forth above, we now affirm these convictions in full. Texto completo COU-159537.pdf