Legal Opinion
Abbott v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 15, 2010No. 09-479PublishedCited by 275 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
As one of several measures to punish gun possession by-persons engaged in crime, Congress made it a discrete offense to use, carry, or possess a deadly weapon in connection with “any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.” 18 U. S. C. § 924(e)(1)(A). The minimum prison term for the offense described in § 924(c) is five years, § 924(c)(l)(A)(i), in addition to “any other term of imprisonment imposed on the [offender],” § 924(c)(l)(D)(ii). The two consolidated cases before us call for interpretation of § 924(c) as that provision was reformulated in 1998.
Kevin Abbott and Carlos Rashad…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- United States v. ShabaniSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by275 opinions
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