Does a defendant have to contest the sufficiency of the first and third elements of a section 922(g)(1) crime?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Cannon, No. 14-2618-cr (2nd Cir. 2016):
1. Cannon does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence as to the second and third elements of a 922(g)(1) crime, i.e., that the charged possession was "in or affecting commerce," and that he had "a previous felony conviction." United States v. Amante, 418 F.3d at 221 n.1.
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