United States v. Colon

Defendant Noel Colon was convicted by a jury of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and was sentenced to a 96-month term of imprisonment. Appealing only his conviction, defendant argues first that the district court abused its discretion by disclosing the nature of his pri- or felony convictions contrary to Old Chief v. United States, 519 U.S. 172, 117 S.Ct. 644, 136 L.Ed.2d 574 (1997). Second, defendant maintains that the district court committed reversible error under Fed. R.Evid. 404(b) in allowing the admission of evidence…