Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) 18 U.S.C. § 3500 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 373 U.S. 83 405 U.S. 150 473 U.S. 667, 682 Circuit Courts 839 F.2d 1387, 1391 927 F.2d 955, 956 10 F.3d 1529, 1534 53 F.3d 1531, 1546 56 F.3d 1239, 1242 247 F.3d 1080, 1084 530 F. Supp. 2d 1224, 1255-1256 923 F. Supp. 1310, 1315 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Fed. R. Crim. P. 16