U.S. v. SAVOIRES

No. 04-2140.

430 F.3d 376 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jermaine SAVOIRES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 30, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Todd A. Shanker, Federal Public Defenders Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Kathleen Moro Nesi, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Todd A. Shanker, Federal Public Defenders Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Susan E. Gillooly, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MARTIN, NELSON, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

In June of 2004 this court held that "18 U.S.C. § 924(c) criminalizes two separate and distinct offenses": "(1) using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and (2) possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime." United States v. Combs, 369 F.3d 925, 930-33 (6th Cir.2004).

Prior to the Combs decision...

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