POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
This appeal asks: Had Vincent B. Giardina been "committed to a mental institution," as that term is used in 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4), prior to his purchase of a pistol? Concluding that he had not been, we reverse the district court and vacate his conviction and sentence.
Background
On May 14, 1984, Giardina was examined by Dr. Sank Nguyen, a staff psychiatrist at the New Orleans Mental Health Clinic. Perceiving an...
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