The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Price, 921 F.3d 777 (9th Cir. 2019):
Whether "a jury instruction misstates elements of a statutory crime" is an issue we review de novo. United States v. Knapp , 120 F.3d 928, 930 (9th Cir. 1997). We have not yet addressed whether the term "knowingly" in 2244(b) applies to the phrase "without that other person's permission." As a matter of statutory interpretation, we generally consider the statute's language, purpose, history, and
[921 F.3d 784]
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