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Supreme Court· 10/6/1997

McKellip v. Sorrell

Citations

  • 522 U.S. 871
  • 118 S. Ct. 186
  • 139 L. Ed. 2d 125
  • 66 U.S.L.W. 3259
  • 1997 U.S. LEXIS 5485

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  • “the § 924(a) knowledge requirement applies only to the possession element of § 922(g)(1), not to the interstate nexus or to felon status”
  • “We agree with the decisions from other circuits that the § 924(a) knowledge requirement applies [for a person charged with being a felon in possession] only to the possession element of § 922(g)(1), not to the interstate nexus or to felon status.”

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