Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Judge TRAXLER joined.
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge.
The defendant in this case seeks to overturn his conviction as a felon in possession of a firearm by invoking an affirmative defense of "innocent possession." He claims that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2000) does not apply when a defendant can show that his possession was both transitory and without illicit motive. We...
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