Defendant’s conviction for possession of a firearm “in furtherance of” a drug trafficking offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 924(c) is affirmed where, when one accepts a gun in exchange for drugs, the gun is an integral part of the drug sale because without the gun – the “currency” for the purchase – the drug sale would not take place.
Read US v. Mahan, No. 08-30475
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted October 6, 2009
Filed November 16, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge O’Scannlain
Counsel
For Appellant:
Terri Wood, Eugene, OR
For Appellee:
Frank R. Papagini, Jr., Karin J. Immergut, Assistant United States Attorneys for the District of Oregon, Eugene, OR
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