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UNITED STATES v. JAMES

No. 87-5061.

834 F.2d 92 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Adrian M. JAMES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 24, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry E. Hudson, U.S. Atty. (William G. Otis, John T. Martin, Asst. U.S. Attys., Alexandria, Va., on brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Christopher Paul Schewe, Alexandria, Va., for defendant-appellee.

Before SPROUSE and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

Adrian M. James was indicted in count 1 for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and in count 2 for carrying a firearm during a crime of drug trafficking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), which mandates a five-year sentence for carrying a firearm during a crime of drug trafficking. Section 924(c)(2) defines a "drug trafficking crime" as "any felony violation of federal law...

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