DELIBERATE IGNORANCE - When knowledge
of the existence of a particular fact is an essential
part of an offense, such knowledge may be established
if the person is aware of a high probability of its
existence, unless he actually believes that it does
not exist.
In other words, a person acted 'knowingly' if either:
(1) the person actually knew a particular fact; or
(2) that he deliberately closed his eyes to what he
had every reason to believe was the fact. However,
the requisite proof of knowledge on the part of the
person cannot be established by merely demonstrating
that he was negligent, careless or foolish.
