Legal Opinion
United States v. Conrad Albert Krouse, III
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2004No. 02-50458PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
For the first time in this circuit, we must decide what it means to possess a firearm “in furtherance of’ a drug trafficking offense under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). In so doing, we affirm the conviction and 161-month sentence of Conrad Albert Krouse. 1 We conclude that sufficient evidence supports Krouse’s conviction for possession of a firearm “in furtherance” of a drug trafficking crime under § 924(c) because the facts in evidence demonstrate a sufficient nexus between the weapons discovered in Krouse’s home and his drug trafficking operation.
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