U.S. v. SIMPSON

No. 89-5671.

910 F.2d 154 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl SIMPSON, a/k/a Shawn Davidson, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles James Maxfield, argued, Dunn, McCormack, MacPherson & Maxfield, Fairfax, Va., for defendant-appellant.

Paul George Cassell, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va. (Henry E. Hudson, U.S. Atty., Marcus J. Davis, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ERVIN, Chief Judge, HALL, Circuit Judge, and MICHAEL, United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia (sitting by designation).


K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Carl Simpson, a/k/a Shawn Davidson, appeals his convictions for unlawfully possessing a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and attempting to board an aircraft with a concealed weapon, in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 1472(l). Finding that the trial court committed prejudicial error in admitting certain evidence, we reverse.

I.

On April 22, 1989, Simpson, along with three companions, entered the North...

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