United States v. Wayne Barber

HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:

Barber appeals from his conviction for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and for unlawfully carrying a firearm during the commission of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(2). Barber contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(2) because the Government failed adequately to prove that he was “carrying” a firearm “during” the commission of a federal felony within the meaning of the statute, that the Government deprived him of…