United States v. Page

CHIN, Circuit Judge:

In this case, defendant-appellant Anthony Page was charged in one indictment with narcotics violations and possession of a firearm after he had previously been convicted of a felony. The district court denied his motion to sever the firearm count from the narcotics counts. Page was tried on the counts together, and convicted on all counts. On appeal, Page argues that he was denied a fair trial because the jury was prejudiced when it heard that he had a prior felony conviction. We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion when it declined to sever the…