Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Williams
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 19, 2004No. 03-1750PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Richard Williams appeals from a judgment of conviction in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (John F. Keenan, Judge) for possession of a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Before agreeing to proceed by bench trial, defendant moved, under Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 12(b), for permission to raise the defenses of necessity and innocent possession. At sentencing, defendant sought, inter alia, a two-point decrease in his offense level for…
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