AND · 18usc922:knowledge-possession
Exact element source
possess in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunitionSource:
docroot/ir/usc/title18.jsonl#title18_sec922; Unicode character offsets [17966:18025] (end exclusive); SHA-256 69d6082896652ca704d8da56c0a01daa1d10b51846206764bf1140610c756b65.All variants
| Variant | Description | Merits instance blocks | Distinct cases | Example cases (up to 3 per group) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified variant | No variant assigned in the database. | 0 Satisfied 0; not satisfied 0; excluded context 1 | 0 | No counted merits examples Excluded context examples: /f3d/57/0516-01 — United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995 — applied/merits |
How courts decided this element
| Case | Element | Holding and scope | Variant | Exact source quotations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /f3d/57/0516-01 — United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995 | Knowledge of possessing the firearm or ammunition | not_reached Excluded from merits counts applied / merits claim: (g)(1) Appears only inside the quoted definition ("knowingly has the power and the intention"); whether he knew the guns were in the bedroom is not separately discussed. | Unspecified variant | No source quotation recorded for this block. |
Court interpretations
interpretation
To prove guilt under § 922(g)(1), the government was otherwise required prove beyond a reasonable doubt that: (i) the defendant had a prior felony conviction, (ii) the defendant knew that he had a prior felony conviction, (iii) the defendant thereafter knowingly possessed the firearm specified in the indictment, and (iv) the firearm had traveled in interstate commerce.
To prove guilt under § 922(g)(1), the government was otherwise required prove beyond a reasonable doubt that: (i) the defendant had a prior felony conviction, (ii) the defendant knew that he had a prior felony conviction, (iii) the defendant thereafter knowingly possessed the firearm specified in the indictment, and (iv) the firearm had traveled in interstate commerce.Source:
docroot/ir/caselaw/f4th_142.jsonl#/f4th/142/872; Unicode character offsets [26750:27121] (end exclusive); SHA-256 753685ae1e41eb4d18dd06d7695bc1b07f5f6ed6ff39d30dfa0b2d87920de348.