Legal Opinion
United States v. Calvin Lamont Tomlinson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1995No. 94-5000PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Senior Judge PHILLIPS wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL joined. Judge HAMILTON wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Calvin Lamont Tomlinson raises several challenges to his conviction for illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).1 The critical challenge for purposes of this appeal involves the district court’s refusal to instruct the jury that the Government had to prove that Tomlinson “knew” the gun he possessed was of a type that made him ineligible for…
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