Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(D)(ii) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) Supreme Court 391 U.S. 123 395 U.S. 250 442 U.S. 62, 69-76 481 U.S. 186 481 U.S. 200 490 U.S. 477, 484 507 U.S. 725, 734 508 U.S. 129, 132-133 523 U.S. 185 541 U.S. 36 543 U.S. 220 Circuit Courts 615 F.2d 277, 279-280 676 F.2d 146, 148 699 F.2d 213, 217 799 F.2d 134, 136 968 F.2d 433, 435 993 F.2d 1170, 1176 78 F.3d 154, 156 123 F.3d 222, 231 167 F.3d 198, 203 264 F.3d 535, 546 382 F.3d 489, 499 454 F.3d 459, 467 464 F.3d 555, 558 476 F.3d 294, 297 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(a) Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 403