United States v. James Williams

OPINION OF THE COURT

DIAMOND, District Judge.

This appeal follows appellant’s conviction of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1) which prohibits convicted felons from receiving firearms shipped in interstate commerce. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing: (1) to submit to the prospective jurors a voir dire question designed to detect racial prejudice; (2) to suppress as evidence the firearm in question; and (3) to order the prosecution to accept a proferred stipulation regarding appellant’s prior felony conviction. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the trial…