KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
We consider how the government may go about proving a defendant's prior crimes when they are an element of the charged offense.
Background
A jury convicted Breitkreutz of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and the court sentenced him to 15 years in prison as a career criminal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(e). When he was arrested, Breitkreutz was driving a pickup truck that...
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