Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

McKellip v. Sorrell

522 U.S. 871

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1997-10-06
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • “the § 924(a) knowledge requirement applies only to the possession element of § 922(g)(1), not to the interstate nexus or to felon status”
  • "We agree with the decisions from other circuits that the § 924(a) knowledge requirement applies [for a person charged with being a felon in possession] only to the possession element of § 922(g)(1), not to the interstate nexus or to felon status."

Citator

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.