Morgan v. State

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Clarence Morgan appeals his conviction for third-degree misconduct involving weapons, AS 11.61.200(a). Morgan was convicted under subsection (a)(10) of the statute, which prohibits a convicted felon from residing in a dwelling when the felon knows that there is a concealable firearm in the dwelling, unless a court or the head of the local law enforcement agency has given the felon written permission to live there. 1

Morgan argues (under two different legal theories) that subsection (a)(10) can not be enforced against a person who was unaware of the statute’s existence at the…