U.S. v. Loney, No. 99-5774 (3rd Cir.) (219 F.3d 281) (July 18, 2000) (Judge Robert E. Cowen)
Loaded on Aug. 1, 2000
published in Punch and Jurists
August 28, 2000
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Possession or Use of Firearms.
In this case the Third Circuit held that evidence that a defendant possessed a loaded firearm while possessing drugs for sale will usually be enough to trigger the enhancement provided by U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(5) for possessing a gun "in connection with" aother offense. The Court said that the plain meaning ...
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