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Civil Practice: Firearm Possession-Jury Instruction-Course Of Conduct
Where a defendant challenged his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, the judgment is affirmed because the verdict director did not violate the defendant’s right to a unanimous verdict because the offense criminalizes a continuing course of conduct so the instruction did not need to identify any one component act for a unanimous verdict, […]
Criminal Law : Firearm Possession – Vagueness Challenge
U.S. v. Bramer (MLW No. 69559/Case No. 15-3121 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)
Criminal Law : Firearm Possession – Knowledge – Sufficiency Of Evidence
State v. Purifoy (MLW No. 69574/Case No. SD33984 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis Jr., J.)
Criminal Law : Firearm Possession – Knowledge – Sufficiency Of Evidence
State v. Purifoy (MLW No. 69574/Case No. SD33984 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis Jr., J.)
Criminal Law : Firearm Possession – Sufficiency Of Evidence – Closing Argument
State v. Brownlee (MLW No. 69356/Case No. ED103418 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)
Criminal Law : Firearm Possession – Jury Instructions – Sufficiency Of Evidence
U.S. v. Garcia-Hernandez (MLW No. 68397/Case No. 15-1480 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Criminal Law : Firearm Possession – Gun Control Act – Sentencing
State v. Hall (MLW No. 68294/Case No. ED100830-01 – 7pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.)
Criminal Law: Second Amendment – Firearm Possession – Protective Order
United States v. Bena (MLW No. 63139/Case No. 10-2834 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Criminal Law: Knowledge – Firearm Possession – Domestic Violence Order
United States v. Miller (MLW No. 62524/Case No. 10-3475 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)
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