United States First Circuit

Bartering drugs for firearms constitutes "use" of the firearms under 18 U.S.C. section 924(c)(1)(A), thus the defendant's conviction and sentence are affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/02/2006
• Published 08/02/2006

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert A. O'Meara for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John A. Capin, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.