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U.S. v. Ellis, No. 98-1482 (1st Cir.) (168 F.3d 558) (February 26, 1999) (Judge Norman H. Stahl)

This is an interesting case in which the First Circuit put the brakes on the Government's ever-expansive ability to enhance a gun sentence if the defendant used or possessed the firearm "in connection with a . . .controlled substance offense." (USSG § 4B1.4(b)(3)(A)). In this case the defendant was indicted ...

 

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