United States v. Hearnes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Criminal Action No. 04-130 (JEB) DAVID B. HEARNE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In 2004, David Hearne pled guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), which prohibits individuals who have previously been convicted of a felony from knowingly possessing a firearm. He has now filed a Motion to Vacate his Conviction in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Rehaif v. United States,

588 U.S. 225

(2019). There, the Court held that a § 922(g) conviction can be sustained only if the defendant knew at the time he…