United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Johnny Lee Sanders, Jr., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant

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• “We think it appropriate to apply the phrase ‘in connection with’ in a straightforward and literal fashion.”
• enhancement applied where defendant possessed firearm in connection with drug trafficking; defendant was carrying 7 grams of cocaine, 33.7 grams of heroin, and assorted drug paraphernalia
• “The government is not obliged to show that defendant knew the firearm was stolen for the enhancement to apply. Defendant’s strict liability argument is equally unavailing.”
• discussing and comparing U.S.S.G. App. C, amend. 374 comment, (backg’d

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