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Watson v. U.S., No. 06-571 (U.S. Supreme Court) (552 U.S. 74; 128 S.Ct. 579) (December 10, 2007) (Justice Souter)

In Smith v. United States, 508 U. S. 223 (1993), the Supreme Court held, by a vote of 6-to-3, that “a criminal who trades his firearm for drugs ‘uses’ it during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense within the meaning of §924(c)(1)” and thus was eligible for the ...

 

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