U.S. v. Wahl, No. 01-3063 (D.C. Cir.) (290 F.3d 370) (May 17, 2002) (Judge David B. Sentelle)
Loaded on June 1, 2002
published in Punch and Jurists
June 24, 2002
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Possession or Use of Firearms.
Here the D.C.Circuit joined with the Fifth and Sixth Circuits in holding that the "in furtherance of" language contained in 18 USC § 924(c)(1)(A) requires more than mere possession of the gun; but upheld the conviction under the facts of this case.
Following the Supreme Court's decision in Bailey v. ...
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