United States v. Keith E. Jones

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue in this appeal is the harmfulness of informing the jury of the nature of the defendant’s prior felony conviction in a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) 1 where the prior conviction is essentially identical to other charges in the indictment. On appeal, the government concedes that, in light of the defendant’s offer to stipulate to the fact of his prior conviction, it was error to inform the jury of the nature of the prior felony. In accord with precedent in this circuit, we reverse in view of the undue prejudice to the defense and remand for a new…