United States v. Chris J. Chevere

The issue presented is whether a district court may permit a defendant who is charged under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) as a felon in possession of a firearm to stipulate to his prior felony conviction and thereby remove that element of the offense from the jury’s consideration.

Defendant, who has been convicted of several felonies in the past ten years, was arrested by New York City police officers on March 28, 2003, after they allegedly discovered in his waistband a handgun with a defaced serial number. Thereafter, defendant was indicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District…