Remanded for a new trial by published per curiam opinion.
OPINION
PER CURIAM:
Appellant William Edward Starkes was convicted under 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) of one count of possession of an unregistered firearm, specifically, a sawed-off shotgun, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The jury had been instructed under Shilling, infra, and his conviction was affirmed by this court on June 16, 1993. United...
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