Seventh Circuit· 1/16/2009

United States v. Easter

Citations

553 F.3d 519
2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 1542
2009 WL 103231

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concluding it was illogical for the mandatory minimum sentence for a firearm offense to hinge on a mandatory minimum imposed for any other offense
explaining that reaching for a gun in front of police officers creates a substantial risk of serious bodily harm because the officers might view the action as a threat and open fire
affirming the same when the defendant-while running-reached toward the butt of a loaded gun, drew it out, and then fumbled with it
affirming the same when the defendant—while running— reached toward the butt of a loaded gun, drew it out, and then fumbled with it
“[Section] 924(c) does not define an enhancement, it defines a standalone crime, and the penalty imposed under it must be imposed to run consecutively to any other sentence.”
regardless of suspect’s actual intent, “simply reaching” for gun during flight “is enough” to create substantial risk of serious bodily injury to others

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Judges: Manion, Kanne, Evans

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