Gorsuch chastises Supreme Court majority in drug trafficking case dissent

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Justice Neil Gorsuch chastised the Supreme Court majority for ruling against a drug trafficking defendant on Thursday, arguing the decision gives the government too much prosecutorial power.

Delilah Guadalupe Diaz appealed to the justices after a jury found her guilty of importing methamphetamine across the southern border, which requires the government to prove that Diaz was knowingly transporting drugs.

Diaz, who asserts she was a blind mule and was unaware of the drugs in her car, contended that federal evidence rules did not permit prosecutors to have their expert witness testify…



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