United States v. Juan Martinez

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• noting that the enhancement is based in part on “the increased risk of violence whenever guns are in the possession of persons engaged in committing drug felonies”
• noting that the enhancement is based in part on “the increased risk of violence whenever guns are in the possession of persons engaged in committing drug felonies”
• affirming application of enhancement where drugs were found in the living room and hall closet and firearm was found on top of wooden chest in dining room
• a defendant's simultaneous possession of a firearm and a personal-use quantity of drugs, or the proximity of the firearm to the drugs, supports a § 2K2.1(b)(5) enhancement because the defendant has the potential to use the firearm to protect himself or his drugs

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