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· 4/21/1975

The United States v. Jack Powell

Citations

  • 513 F.2d 1249
  • 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 15051

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that advice of counsel was not a defense to a felon-in-possession charge because the government was required to prove only that the defendant knowingly possessed a firearm, not that he knew his conduct was unlawful.
  • advice of counsel no defense to violation of Selective Service Act

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Judges: Per Curiam, Ross, Stephenson, Webster

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