BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
In the district court, Richard Alston was found guilty by a jury of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). On this well-argued appeal, Alston makes a number of claims of error. Most are readily answered, but one issue — what happens when the government alters evidence for arguably legitimate reasons but to the defendant's disadvantage — requires more extensive discussion....
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