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Criminal Law Keyed to Osler
Dixon v. United States
Citation:
658 U.S. 1 (2006)Facts
Defendant purchased multiple firearms at two different gun shows, during which she lied and provided false information and address in order to obtain the guns.
At trial, defendant attempted to use a duress defense and argued that after she provided the defense, the government was required to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that she was not under duress. Because of the crimes charged, the prosecution had the burden of proving that the defendant knew she was making false statements in order to acquire a firearm and knew that she was breaking the law as she was doing so. This was clearly proven when the defendant testified that she knew she was committing a crime and did so anyways.
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