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U.S. v. TAVARES

No. 92-2052.

21 F.3d 1 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Daniel D. TAVARES, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 12, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Owen S. Walker, with whom Peter B. Krupp, Boston, MA, was on brief, for appellant.

Michael J. Pelgro, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Donald K. Stern, U.S. Atty., Boston, MA, was on brief, for appellee.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, COFFIN and CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judges, TORRUELLA, SELYA, CYR, BOUDIN and STAHL, Circuit Judges.

OPINION EN BANC

COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

A jury found defendant Daniel Tavares guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The statute makes it a crime for any person "who has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year ... to ... possess in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunition."1 At trial, defendant offered...

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