United States Eighth Circuit

Although petitioner did not "use" a firearm, his possession of the gun was in relation to the crime of drug traficking, because he carried it to protect his drug proceeds and it thus had a strong nexus to seized drugs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/17/2000
• Published 11/17/2000

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before BOWMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Theresa Counts Burke, St. Louis, MO, argued, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sam C. Bertolet, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, MO, argued (Kenneth R. Tihen, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for Appellee.