State v. Goodseal

Charles Goodseal (defendant), a convicted felon, was given a gun by a dancer named "Silky" to help scare off a man she was to have sex with for money. Believing the gun was unloaded, Goodseal brandished it while Silky robbed the man; as Goodseal bent to pick up dropped items, he slipped, the gun struck the car door, and it discharged, killing the man. Goodseal was convicted of being a felon in unlawful possession of a firearm, aggravated robbery, and felony murder, and he appealed, arguing that being a felon with a gun is not inherently dangerous.