Thursday, June 21, 2007

unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon are reversed

US v. Sumlin, No. 05-51720
A conviction and sentence imposed on defendant for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon are reversed and remanded where the district court erred in admitting the testimony of the arresting officer regarding the unproven extrinsic bad act by defendant of transporting drugs, and the error was not harmless.

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