Legal Opinion
United States v. Ernest Vereen, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 5, 2019No. 17-11147PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
*1304 Ernest Vereen, Jr. appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1), 924(e). Vereen challenges the district court's decision not to give a jury instruction on what Vereen terms the innocent transitory possession ("ITP") defense, through which he sought to argue that his faultless and brief possession of a firearm did not constitute "possession" under § 922(g)(1). He adds that the failure of our Court to clarify whether the ITP defense is available in firearms offenses has created…
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