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U.S. v. DICKERSON

No. 11-3285.

705 F.3d 683 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffery L. DICKERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 23, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Hartzler (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Russell D. Mangas (argued), Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and MANION and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

In August 2010, Jeffery Dickerson sold several bags of crack cocaine to Debra Vankuiken in exchange for five guns. Based on that trade, a jury convicted Dickerson of knowingly possessing firearms in furtherance of drug distribution under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Dickerson appeals, contending that 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) does not cover such guns-for-drugs exchanges; that the district court's jury instructions...

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