A convicted felon was caught with a gun and charged with the crime of being a felon in possession of a firearm. His trial defense was he did not know he was a convicted felon. That defense failed. The state proved the defendant knew he possessed the gun and that is the only ‘knowingly’ element the state must prove.
“I did not know” I was breaking the law is not a winning defense.
State v. Fikes, WD81822, decided December 31, 2019.