· 2/10/1998
United States v. Geramie Gibson
Citations
- 135 F.3d 1124
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 1811
- 1998 WL 48830
How courts have described this case
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- reasoning that “connected” means “linked” in the USSG § 2D1.1(b)(1) context
- “It seems apparent that the policy underlying the possession of a firearm enhancement is to punish those defendants engaging in drug transactions who present, by the possession of the firearm, an increase in the likelihood of violence at the time of the transaction.”
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Judges: Merritt, Batchelder, Dowd
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