aerostar 发表于 2019-1-26 14:15
I can’t understand the last part. If he didn’t know that his status is illegal, he can’t be con ...
922(g)
The current legal consensus on 18 USC 922(g) is that the defendant is assumed to "know" his illegal status and the prosecution does NOT have the burden of proof on this element. So is the 11th Circuit ruling. The Supreme Court just said, no so fast. We'll take another look at it.
Also in the mix is the very definition of "illegal". When exactly does a person's status become illegal? The standard is indeed very murky. In a criminal proceeding, the consequence of such distinction could be much more severe than that in an immigration matter.