In what circumstances will a defendant be able to appeal against his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Tallmadge, 829 F.2d 767 (9th Cir. 1987):
Similarly, in United States v. Pruner, 606 F.2d 871 (9th Cir.1979), defendant argued that his conviction for unlawful receipt of a firearm should be reversed because he did not know his earlier crime carried a maximum term of imprisonment exceeding one year. Although we recognized that the gun control statutes may work harsh results in some cases, we held that the defendant's knowledge of his status was not a defense:
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