United States v. Jody Bernard Shaffer

985 F.2d 576 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jody Bernard SHAFFER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30016. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 2, 1992. Decided Jan. 22, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, No. CR91-157WD; William L. Dwyer, District Judge, Presiding. W.D.Wash. AFFIRMED. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, HUG and POOLE, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant Jody Bernard Shaffer appeals his conviction of a violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861 and 5871, possession of an unregistered firearm, on grounds that there was insufficient evidence to support the jury's finding that Shaffer knew he possessed a dangerous device likely to be subject to regulation and the district court erred by admitting a certificate showing no firearms registered to Shaffer at the national registry. As knowledge is not an element of…