United States First Circuit

Possession of firearms is active conduct, and a domestic assault conviction under Maine law was sufficient to alert defendant to the possible consequences of firearm possession, thus defendant's alleged ignorance of the relevant law is not an excuse for violating it.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/23/2002
• Published 07/23/2002

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert E. Sandy, Jr., with whom Sherman & Sandy was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• F. Mark Terison, Senior Litigation Counsel, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.