AND · 18usc922:knowledge-status
Rehaif expressly reserved the precise proof needed for statuses other than the one before it; do not infer that awareness of every legal consequence or the federal firearms ban is required. Status knowledge must coincide with the relevant conduct.
Exact element source
(g) It shall be unlawful for any personSource:
docroot/ir/usc/title18.jsonl#title18_sec922; Unicode character offsets [16129:16168] (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/41/0025-01 — United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994 — applied/merits |
How courts decided this element
| Case | Element | Holding and scope | Variant | Exact source quotations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /f3d/41/0025-01 — United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994 | Knowledge of the relevant disqualifying status | not_reached Excluded from merits counts applied / merits claim: (g)(1) Pre-Rehaif (1994); not an element the court recognised or discussed. | Unspecified variant | No source quotation recorded for this block. |
Court interpretations
interpretation
The magistrate judge explicitly stated to Thompson at his plea hearing that in addition to proving that he “knowingly possessed the firearm and ammunition as charged in the indictment,” “the government would [also] have to prove that [Thompson was] convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year and that [he] knew [he] had been convicted of such a crime.”
The magistrate judge explicitly stated to Thompson at his plea hearing that in addition to proving that he “knowingly possessed the firearm and ammunition as charged in the indictment,” “the government would [also] have to prove that [Thompson was] convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year and that [he] knew [he] had been convicted of such a crime.”Source:
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