Rasheik Amond Harris v. United States
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Whether a defendant who was found guilty after a jury trial to possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g), is automatically entitled to plain error relief if the jury instructions did not require the jury to find the element of that offense is knowledge of his status as a felon, regardless of whether he can show that the district court's error affected the jury's verdict
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a defendant who was found guilty after a jury trial to possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g), is automatically entitled to plain error relief if the jury instructions did not require the jury to find the element of that offense is knowledge of his status as a felon, regardless of whether he can show that the district court’s error affected the jury’s verdict. i