Legal Opinion
United States v. Jermaine Savoires
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 30, 2005No. 04-2140PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
In June of 2004 this court held that “18 U.S.C. § 924(c) criminalizes two separate and distinct offenses”: “(1) using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and (2) possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.” United States v. Combs, 369 F.3d 925, 930-33 (6th Cir.2004).
Prior to the Combs decision, the defendant in the case at bar was charged with and convicted of several crimes under an indictment one count of which improperly combined elements of both § 924(c) offenses. At trial the jury was given…
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