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U.S. v. MIRANDA

No. 11-11868 Non-Argument Calendar.

666 F.3d 1280 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus MIRANDA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Hollis Rothstein-Youakim , Robert E. O'Neill , Tampa, FL, Robert Edward Bodnar, Jr. , Orlando, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Stephen J. Langs , Donna Lee Elm, Fed. Pub. Defenders, Orlando, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HULL, PRYOR and BLACK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal presents the issue whether Jesus Miranda, who acquired seven firearms in exchange for 50 grams of heroin, possessed a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). Along with every other circuit court that has decided this issue, we conclude that bartering drugs for firearms furthers trafficking in drugs. We affirm Miranda's conviction.

I. BACKGROUND

In 2009, Miranda offered to purchase...

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