Legal Opinion
United States v. King
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2011No. 09-5179PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Jerrel Montel King guilty of one count of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(D), and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i). He now appeals his conviction only as to the firearms count, arguing that the government presented insufficient evidence to show either that he “possessed” the firearm or that he did so “in furtherance” of a drug-trafficking crime. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we…
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