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U.S. v. DOCKERY

Nos. 90-3141, 91-3124.

955 F.2d 50 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America v. Johnny DOCKERY, a/k/a Lynden Dockery, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Johnny DOCKERY, a/k/a Lynden Dockery, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 24, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Rochon, Washington, D.C., for appellant in Nos. 90-3141 and 91-3124.

David L. Smith, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John F. Fisher, Thomas C. Black, and Odessa Vincent, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee in both cases.

Before MIKVA, Chief Judge, HARRY T. EDWARDS and RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

In many criminal prosecutions, especially now in connection with cases growing out of narcotics trafficking, the Government is free to charge an ex-felon firearms count together with other counts, thereby permitting the jury to hear otherwise inadmissible evidence regarding a defendant's prior conviction. This is such a case.

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