U.S. v. Chen, No. 95-5036 (4th Cir.) (131 F.3d 375) (October 31, 1997) (Judge Karen J. Williams)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 1998
published in Punch and Jurists
January 26, 1998
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Equally divided en banc court affirmed a § 924(c) conviction, despite incorrect jury instructions on the meaning of "use" of a gun, which six judges felt was harmless error.
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