Legal Opinion
United States v. William Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2006No. 05-10708PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.
We are asked to decide whether there exists an “innocent possession” defense that would excuse a defendant for being a felon in possession of a firearm if he had obtained it innocently and his possession was transitory.
I
A
On August 5, 2003, Shawn Romprey, an officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, was dispatched to investigate an alleged assault and robbery. The victim reported to the officer that the assailant was the appellant, William Johnson, and that the incident had taken place at Johnson’s apartment.
Officer Romprey then went to Johnson’s…
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