U.S. v. COREY

No. 98-1893.

207 F.3d 84 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alvin Scott COREY, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin S. Nixon, by appointment of the Court, on brief for appellant.

Jay P. McCloskey, United States Attorney, and Margaret D. McGaughey, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, HILL and CYR, Senior Circuit Judges.


CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.

Alvin Scott Corey seeks to set aside his conviction for possessing a firearm as a felon, on the ground that the district court abused its discretion in admitting expert testimony that the gun Corey purchased had traveled in interstate commerce. We affirm.

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BACKGROUND

In September 1997, an Easterfield model 916-A 12-gauge pump shotgun, manufactured by Smith and Wesson, was seized from Corey's Maine residence...

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