Legal Opinion
United States v. Clarence J. Lomax
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 14, 2002No. 01-4487PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge.
In the wake of Bailey v. United States, 516 U.S. 137, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995), Congress amended 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) to criminalize the “possession” of a firearm “in furtherance of’ certain crimes. Defendant Clarence Lomax was indicted and found guilty of, inter alia, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime under the amended version of § 924(c). Lomax contends that there was insufficient evidence to convict…
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