What is the current state of the law with respect to the spatial relationship between the weapon and the crime scene?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Mustilier, 35 F.3d 573 (9th Cir. 1994):
5 We decline to require a particular spatial relationship between the weapon and the crime. Cf. United States v. Bost, 968 F.2d 729, 732 (8th Cir.1992); United States v. Hooten, 942 F.2d 878, 882 (5th Cir.1991).
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