U.S. v. WILSON

No. 88-1893.

884 F.2d 174 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ernest Michael WILSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Logan Ware, Law Offices of Rickard & Ware, Fort Worth, Tex., for Ernest Michael Wilson.

J. Michael Worley, Asst. U.S. Atty., and Marvin Collins, U.S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for U.S.

Before KING, JOLLY and DUHE, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant, Ernest Michael Wilson ("Wilson"), appeals from his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1), use or carrying of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense. We affirm Wilson's conviction and hold that (1) there was sufficient evidence to establish that Wilson carried a firearm "in relation to" a drug trafficking offense, and (2) the indictment fairly imports the essential elements of the charged offense...

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