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UNITED STATES v. BOOKER

No. 82-2357.

706 F.2d 860 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Brian Lee BOOKER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 11, 1983.

Rehearing Denied June 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Dittmeier, U.S. Atty., Evelyn M. Baker, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Robert D. Litz, St. Louis, Mo., for Brian Lee Booker.

Before ARNOLD and BENNETT, Circuit Judges, and HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Brian Lee Booker was convicted in the District Court1 of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1). He admitted to being a convicted felon, but he claims in this appeal that he was unfairly prejudiced at trial because the government was allowed to prove that his previous convictions were also for violation of the firearms statutes. We reject his contentions and affirm the...

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