holding that, when a defendant admits or stipulates to previous-conviction element of a firearms offense, the previous conviction should not be described to the jury with particularity
How later courts described this case
- holding that, when a defendant admits or stipulates to previous-conviction element of a firearms offense, the previous conviction should not be described to the jury with particularity
- discussing severance of counts and bifurcation of elements within a single count and blending the two distinct concepts
- explaining that a reliable jury determination requires “a full appreciation of the criminality of one’s behavior.”
- adopting the holding of Old Chief in the context of a state statute that bars an individual from possessing a firearm if he or she has been convicted of a crime of violence or any felony
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
ELDR1DGE, Judge,
concurring in part.
I concur in the result and in Part III, subpart B, of the Court’s opinion. I do not join the remainder of the majority’s opinion.