WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a conviction for receipt of a firearm by a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1). On appeal, the defendant asserts that the court committed reversible error in admitting testimony that the defendant on a prior occasion had been seen in possession of a gun. We agree with the defendant, and vacate the conviction and remand for a new trial.
On or about June 13, 1981, the defendant, while driving his wife...
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