United States v. Jones

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

The Supreme Court has vacated our prior judgment in this case, United States v. Jones, 28 F.3d 1574 (11th Cir.1994), and remanded the case to us for further consideration in light of Bailey v. United States, — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995).

In upholding Jones’ conviction for using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to the commission of a drug trafficking offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1), we applied the pre-Bailey law of this Circuit that the presence of a weapon in a location near a significant…