Legal Opinion
United States v. Higdon
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 17, 2011No. 10-3882PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEE, Chief Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals the district court’s refusal to inform a jury about a stipulation that was entered into with defense counsel. The government also petitions this court for a writ of mandamus directing the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to properly instruct a jury on the elements of the crime of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), that was charged in this case. Although mandamus is an exceptional remedy, we conclude that the troubling circumstances of this…
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