United States v. Antonio M. Smart

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

In 1995, appellant Antonio M. Smart was convicted by a jury on four different counts of violating federal law: (1) possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of crack cocaine (21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(l)(B)(iii)); (2) using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1); (3) carrying a pistol without a license in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3204(a); and (4) possession of an unregistered firearm (D.C.Code § 6-2311(a)). On appeal, Smart…