United States v. Brian Grant Harris

Brian Grant Harris pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and to one count of tax evasion. He was then tried and convicted of using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). Harris appeals the firearm conviction, arguing that the district court 1 erred in denying his motion for acquittal. We affirm.

At trial, Iowa narcotics agent Michael Mit-tan testified that he had assisted in executing a search warrant at Harris’s trailer home in Stuart, Iowa. During this search, officers found a .44 Magnum handgun, a…