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U.S. v. THOMAS

No. 02-1487.

321 F.3d 627 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 25, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Alesia (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William T. Huyck (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before COFFEY, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Robert Thomas was convicted by a jury of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. We find that the district court abused its discretion when it admitted as evidence a photograph of one of Thomas's tattoos and two of Thomas's prior convictions for gun possession. Because we believe that admission of this evidence unfairly prejudiced his trial, we remand his case for a new trial.

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