FARMER, J.
In this bench trial on a charge of illegal possession of a firearm by a violent career criminal, defendant argues that the state failed to prove an essential element of the crime, namely that defendant actually had the firearm in his possession. The critical evidence of possession hinges on testimony of a police officer who was responding to a call about a domestic disturbance.
As the responding officer approached the scene, a man stopped the officer...
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