U.S. v. Scott, No. 04-4649 (4th Cir.) (424 F.3d 431) (September 20, 2005) (Judge M. Blane Michael)
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Felon in Possession Statute.
The defendant in this case. Benjamin Scott, was convicted of being a felon-in-possession of a gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), based on a theory of constructive possession of the gun in question. Scott’s defense at trial was that a felon’s actual or constructive possession of a firearm ...
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