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UNITED STATES v. ADAMS

No. 84-4558.

778 F.2d 1117 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ernest ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 20, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Ann Epps, Ct. Appt., Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

George Phillips, U.S. Atty., Ruth R. Harris, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, RANDALL and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Ernest Adams, a/k/a Ernest Cole, has been convicted on six counts of violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(6) and 924(a). Because the record convinces us that Adams might have been convicted of a crime with which he was not charged, we reverse.

The indictment charged Ernest Adams with six counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6)1 and 18 U.S.C. § 924(a).2 It alleged...

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