Staples v. U.S., No. 92-1441 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 600; 114 S.Ct. 1793) (May 23, 1994) (Justice Thomas)
In this case the Court held that, to obtain a conviction under the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d), the Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knew of the characteristics of his firearm which brought it within the statutory definition of a maching gun. The ...
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