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U.S. v. MASON

No. 00-3004.

233 F.3d 619 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Tony Angelo MASON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 15, 2000.

As Amended January 10, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward H. Rippey, appointed by the court, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Mark H. Lynch.

Kenneth W. Cowgill, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Mary-Patrice Brown and John D. Crabb, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

Tony Angelo Mason appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (1994). During his trial, Mason testified that he found a gun in a paper bag near a school while he was working as a delivery truck driver. He claimed that he took possession of the gun only to keep it out of the reach of the young children at the school, fully intending to give the weapon to...

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