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U.S. v. WOFFORD

No. 96-10008.

113 F.3d 977 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brett Wayne WOFFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 7, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathy M. Chavez, Berkeley, CA, for defendant-appellant.

William P. Keane, Assistant United States Attorney, San Jose, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: SCHROEDER, ALARCON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.

We must decide whether the judge in a felon-in-possession trial properly barred the defendant from presenting a justification defense to the jury and whether a California conviction for grand theft from a person is a violent felony for mandatory minimum sentencing purposes.

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Wofford was convicted in 1976 for robbery, in 1979 for grand theft from a person, and in 1982 for assault...

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