U.S. v. KELSEY

No. 93-4004.

15 F.3d 152 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph B. KELSEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. McCaughey, Salt Lake City, UT, for defendant-appellant.

Scott M. Matheson, Jr., U.S. Atty., Richard D. Parry, Asst. U.S. Atty., and Kevin L. Sundwall, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TACHA, BALDOCK, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Joseph B. Kelsey appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) for possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Mr. Kelsey appeals on the grounds that a conviction under § 924(c) must be supported by an underlying conviction of a drug trafficking offense. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.1

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