Authorities Cited: United States Code 3 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) Supreme Court 507 U.S. 725, 741 Circuit Courts 232 F.3d 825, 830 240 F.3d 1300, 1307 269 F.3d 1250, 1271 382 F.3d 13082 398 F.3d 1291, 1298-1301 400 F.3d 1325, 1332 Federal Sentencing Guidelines U.S.S.G. §5H1.1 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(a)