Staples v. United States

Staples v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 30, 1993
Decided May 23, 1994
Full case nameHarold E Staples III v. United States
Citations511 U.S. 600 (more)
Holding
A conviction of possessing an unregistered machine gun requires mens rea in that the defendant knew the weapon was fully automatic.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Harry Blackmun · John P. Stevens
Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Case opinions
MajorityThomas, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter
ConcurrenceGinsburg (in judgment), joined by O'Connor
DissentStevens, joined by Blackmun
Laws applied
National Firearms Act

Staples v. United States, 511 U.S. 600 (1994), was a case where the United States Supreme Court ruled that the crime of possessing an unregistered machine gun requires knowledge that the firearm is a machine gun under the National Firearms Act.

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