Court makes it easier for appellate courts to affirm federal felon-in-possession convictions after Rehaif
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 15, 2021
922(g) , the federal statute barring people with prior felony convictions from possessing firearms, the government must prove that the defendant knew he was a felon at the time he possessed a firearm. ” Neither Gregory Greer nor Michael Andrew Gary carried that burden, according to the court.
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