United States v. Maas

MEMORANDUM

ADELMAN, District Judge.

While hunting in North Dakota in 2003, defendant Scott Maas mistakenly shot two waterfowl out of season. Despite realizing his mistake, defendant transported the birds to Wisconsin where a state conservation warden observed them in a taxidermy shop. Law enforcement officials investigated and in January 2005 found a shotgun and a rifle in defendant’s home. 1 Because defendant had been convicted of felony theft in May 1999, he could not possess firearms. The government charged defendant with possessing firearms as a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and transporting…