Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) 21 U.S.C. § 841 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 384 U.S. 436, 444 422 U.S. 806, 835 441 U.S. 369, 373 451 U.S. 477, 482 459 U.S. 42, 47 479 U.S. 564, 573 499 U.S. 279, 310 509 U.S. 389, 401 534 U.S. 266, 274 Circuit Courts 859 F.2d 953, 966 1 F.3d 1018, 1022 70 F.3d 580, 585 155 F.3d 1070, 1075 155 F.3d 1193, 1211 184 F.3d 1128, 1136 262 F.3d 1036, 1057 287 F.3d 985 293 F.3d 134, 142 344 F.3d 1057 348 F.3d 902, 920 379 F.3d 919, 932-933 446 F.3d 852, 856 447 F.3d 1290, 1293 463 F.3d 1138, 1145 468 F.3d 665, 676 523 F.3d 1235, 1239