ORDER AND REASONS
HELEN G. BERRIGAN, District Judge.
The defendant, JOSEPH SMITH, has moved to strike as a statutory aggravating factor a prior conviction allegedly involving the use of a firearm. For the reasons stated below, the motion is GRANTED.
The Conviction
The government has proposed as a statutory aggravating factor that defendant SMITH was previously convicted of a crime "involving the use or attempted or threatened...
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