United States v. Coleman, Chauncey

Opinion for the Court by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

Chauncey L. Coleman was convicted by a jury of possession of a firearm by a prior felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). On appeal he assigns a variety of errors to the district court in contending that he was denied a fair trial. Of the two voir dire challenges, we need address only one. Because the district court read the unredact-ed indictment to the prospective juror pool, revealing appellant’s prior felony convictions for crimes of violence including robbery with a deadly weapon, we reverse and remand for a new…