PER CURIAM:
Title 18, section 1791(a)(2) of the United States Code makes it unlawful for a federal inmate to possess a "prohibited object." Section 1791(d)(1) defines "prohibited object" to include, among other things, an object that is "intended to be used as a weapon." The issue in this case is whether the intent described in § 1791(d)(1)(B) is an element of the offense or merely a sentencing factor. The district judge determined pretrial that he would decide...
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