WALLACH, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Joe Lowell McElyea ("McElyea") appeals his jury conviction for two counts of a felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (1996). McElyea argues that it was reversible error for the district court to fail to instruct the jury that the Government had the burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that McElyea's civil rights had not been restored. As a result, McElyea argues that his conviction was unlawful.
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