REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Theodore Albert Geyler appeals his conviction for possession of firearms by a convicted felon on the ground that the conviction which served as the predicate offense is not a "conviction" within the meaning of the federal firearms statute. We reverse.
I.
In 1977, Geyler was convicted in federal district court of the offense of misprision of a felony, which carries an authorized punishment of imprisonment for a term exceeding...
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