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U.S. v. MINNICK

No. 91-1487.

949 F.2d 8 (1991)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Wayne Wesley MINNICK, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 14, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Whitten with whom Decato Law Offices was on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Deborah C. Sharp, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jeffrey R. Howard, U.S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and TAURO, District Judge.

TAURO, District Judge.

Wayne Wesley Minnick was convicted of three firearms-related crimes in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. On appeal, he claims that he was not a "felon" for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which criminalizes a felon's possession of a firearm. He also challenges the district judge's jury instructions, which did not require that the jury find scienter with respect to each essential element of § 922...

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