BYE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves a question of first impression — whether a 1998 amendment to 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) nullifies a consecutive term of imprisonment for a firearm charge whenever the predicate drug crime or crime of violence already carries a greater minimum sentence.
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The government appeals from a sentence of 135 months imposed upon David Daniel Alaniz after he pleaded guilty to both drug and firearm charges....
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