United States v. James P. Craven

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• deeming “eminently reasonable” a federal statu- tory classification that punishes indicted persons because the fact of a felony indictment is “so often indicative of a propen- sity for violence”
• finding constructive possession where a gun was found in a residence he was in, but only where the government’s evidence showed (1) the gun was found in the master bedroom, a room in which monogrammed men’s shirts bearing the defendant’s initials were found, and (2
• finding constructive possession where a gun was found in a residence he was in, but only where the government’s evidence showed (1) the gun was found in the master bedroom, a room in which monogrammed men’s shirts bearing the defendant’s initials were found, and (2
• one cannot possess a firearm with out having received it unless the possessor manufactures it himself
• “Constructive possession exists when a person does not have actual possession but instead knowingly has the power and the intention at a given time to exercise dominion and control over an object, either directly or through others.”
• “Constructive possession exists when a person does not have actual possession but instead knowingly has the power and the intention at a given time to exercise dominion and control over an object, either directly or through others.”

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