Andreqio Stevens v. United States
CriminalProcedure
Does the different language used by Congress as to the possession crime require a jury to find more than a prior shipping or transportation of the firearm across state lines?
QUESTION PRESENTED 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) criminalizes three different offenses relating to a firearm for “prohibited persons”: transporting a firearm, possessing a firearm, and receiving a firearm. Moreover, Congress has written a different commerce clause jurisdictional element for each offense: the text for transporting and receiving offenses requires the Government to prove that the firearm was “shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce,” while possession of a firearm must be proven to be “in or affecting commerce.” Does the different language used by Congress as to the possession crime require a jury to find more than a prior shipping or transportation of the firearm across state lines? ii RELATED CASES Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 14(1)(b) (ii), Petitioner submits the following cases which are directly related to this Petition: none iti