Scarborough v. U.S., No. 75-1344 (U.S. Supreme Court) (431 U.S. 563; 97 S.Ct. 1963) (June 6, 1977) (Justice Marshall)
Here the court held that in order to convict a felon of unlawful possession of a firearm under the predecessor statute to 18 USC § 922(g)(1) the Government only has to prove that the gun traveled at some point in time in interstate commerce.
In this case the Court considered ...
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