A fugitive from justice is a person who has fled from any state to avoid prosecution for a crime or to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceeding.
Comment
This instruction is appropriate when a firearms offense involves a fugitive from justice. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(2) and (g)(2).
Links
[1] https://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/jury-instructions/sites/default/files/_WPD/14.2_criminal_rev_3_2022.docx