Legal Opinion

United States v. Gardner

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 10, 2010No. Docket 08-4793-cr(L), 08-5268(con)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KATZMANN, Circuit Judge:

The threshold issue presented on appeal is whether acquiring a firearm using drugs as payment constitutes possessing that firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). Defendant-Appellant Edward Gardner appeals from the September 25, 2008 judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Rakoff, /.). Defendant-Appellant Kenroy Gladden appeals from the November 14, 2008 judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Rakoff, /.). Gardner and Gladden were…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Watson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. United States v. YannottiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Sherman BobbCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. United States v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. GurkaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. MirandaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012

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