Thursday, December 13, 2012

Eighth Circuit -- United States v. William Stegmeier

Trial court correctly found mens rea for harboring a fugitive, given the transportation and off-the-books job-hunt.

Giving access to RV where gun is kept is sufficient for elements of statute prohibiting giving a firearm to a fugitive.

In that it was an RV and not a house, no 'host liability' theory for a 2A challenge.

United States  v.  William Stegmeier
Compiled by D.E. Frydrychowski, who is, not incidentally, not giving you legal advice.

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