United States v. Allen Lawrence, Jr.

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• holding that probable cause existed to issue search warrant after discovery of cocaine residue in defendant's trash, \even if [an informant's] statements were excised from the search warrant affidavit\
• considering the fact that the defendant’s firearm was unloaded as one piece of evidence demonstrating that the defendant did not possess the gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime
• reviewing legislative history to conclude “Congress chose to make § 924(c) more stringent than mere possession, but less stringent than active employment”
• noting States v. Ramirez, 242 F.3d 348 (6th Cir. 2001) and United that while this Court had held in several opinions that States v. Flowal, 234 F.3d 932 (6th Cir. 2000
• contemplating liability if defendant “intended to use the machine gun in future dealings”
• “The jury’s verdict ... is supported by the close proximity of the weapons to the drugs and the fact that these weapons were found either loaded or with ammunition.”

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