If I was convicted of a non-dangerous felony 2 years ago and completed probation but my fiance owns guns and we live togetherI can i get in trouble?
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If I was convicted of a non-dangerous felony 2 years ago and completed probation but my fiance owns guns and we live togetherI can i get in trouble?
Can i get in trouble for having ithem n my house?
Asked on July 14, 2012 under Criminal Law, Arizona
Answers:
Russ Pietryga / Pietryga Law Office
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes. To me more specific, the penalty for possession of a firearm by a felon, can be a 10 year sentence in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. See, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1-9)
Possession of a firearm may be either actual or constructive. The latter has been defined as follows: "Constructive possession exists when a person knowingly has the power and intention at a given time of exercising dominion and control over the object or over the area in which the object is located . . ." See U.S. v. Booth, 111 F.3d 2 (1st Cir. September 1997)
Hope this helps.
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