HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Convicted of unlawfully possessing a still, carrying on the business of a distiller and making and fermenting mash, appellant was sentenced to serve one year and one day, and to pay a fine of $100. Reversal is sought because the government was permitted to prove, as part of its testimony in chief, the prior conviction of the defendant for a similar offense, and to prove by defendant on cross-examination, that he had paid fines assessed for...
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