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· 12/15/2000

United States v. Mason, Tony Angelo

Citations

  • 233 F.3d 619
  • 344 U.S. App. D.C. 91
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 31868
  • 2000 WL 1781762

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the district court erred as a matter of law in not instructing the jury on Mason's innocent possession defense to a felon-in-possession charge under 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1)
  • \Both the Government and the defendant agree that there is a `justification' defense to a felon's possession of a gun in violation of [18 USC 922(g)(1)].\
  • “Both the Government and the defendant agree that there is a ‘justification’ defense to a felon’s possession of a gun in violation of [18 USC 922(g)(1)].”
  • establishing an innocent possession defense to § 922(g)

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Judges: Edwards, Williams, Tatel

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