United States v. Mike Linh Pham

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• explaining that it is “reasonably foreseeable that a co-conspirator would possess a fire- arm where the conspiracy involved trafficking in lucrative and ille- gal drugs”
• stating that a co-conspirator’s possession of a firearm during a drug-trafficking conspiracy was reasonably foreseeable to the defendant because guns are a tool of the drug trade
• noting § 2D1.1(b)(1) is to be applied “whenever a firearm is possessed during conduct relevant to the offense of conviction” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• affirming district court’s application of dangerous weapons enhancement after police seized unloaded gun at co-conspirator’s residence
• reviewing whether the government carried its burden as to the issue of drug weight and concluding that it had based on proffered witness testimony, which the district court “obviously” found credible, although it did not explicitly say so
• quotation USCA11 Case: 24-10854 Document: 20-1 Date Filed: 01/14/2025 Page: 6 of 7 6 Opinion of the Court 24-10854 omitted

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