· 3/25/1996
United States v. Gilberto Giraldo, Andres Emilio Fermin, and Jose Angel Tellez
Citations
- 80 F.3d 667
- 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 5321
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that the determination of “whether several transactions are part of the same course of conduct is a factual one, and the district court’s finding may not be overturned unless it is clearly erroneous”
- requiring reason able foreseeability if extending responsibility under conspiracy theory, and specific knowledge and affirmative act relating to firearm if culpability is to be extended through aiding and abetting
- abrogated on other grounds by Muscarello v. United States, 524 U.S. 125, 118 S.Ct 1911, 141 L.Ed.2d 111 (1998)
- defendant \carried\ a firearm when he drove to the site of a planned narcotics transaction with a gun concealed in his car's central console beneath the change dish
- defendant “carried” a firearm when he drove to the site of a planned narcotics transaction with a gun concealed in his ear’s central console beneath the change dish
- gun transported in defendant’s car during narcotics transaction
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Judges: Kearse, Walker, Heaney
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