Legal Opinion
State v. Blum
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 3, 2004No. 29392-7-IIPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The State appeals the dismissal of a charge against Raymond George Blum, Jr., for unlawful possession of a firearm. The State contends the trial court erred in finding that the State could not prosecute Blum because he was not warned of his ineligibility to possess a firearm when he was convicted of a felony in the state of Colorado. We hold that the State was not required to prove that Blum knew he was not allowed to possess a firearm. Accordingly, we reverse.
FACTS
In 1990, the state of Colorado convicted and sentenced Blum to prison for the felony crimes of second degree burglary and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lambert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- State v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1997
- State v. LeavittCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
- State v. LeavittCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
- State v. AshbaughWashington Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. BreitungCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2010
- State v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2007
- State v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2007
- State v. BreitungCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2010
- State v. BlumCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2004
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