Legal Opinion
United States v. Vigeant
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 17, 1999No. 98-1412, 98-1819PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Robert A. Vigeant appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). For the reasons that follow, we vacate the conviction and remand to the district court for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Facts
The following facts are largely undisputed. Vigeant, a convicted felon, lived primarily at 24 Newport Lane, Narragansett, Rhode Island. In March of 1995, he opened a personal bank account at Fleet Bank. On the application for the account, he listed his previous employer, but left blank the…
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