Criminal Practice – Felon in Possession – Rehaif Error – Collateral Review
In Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), the Supreme Court announced a new substantive rule that applies retroactively on collateral review. Rehaif held that a person commits a firearms-possession offense only if he knew that he belonged to the relevant category of persons barred from possessing a firearm. Rehaif therefore altered the
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