Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(2)(A) 18 U.S.C. § 1512(j) 21 U.S.C. § 846 Supreme Court 507 U.S. 725, 734 508 U.S. 223, 237 524 U.S. 125, 138-139 530 U.S. 466, 490 Circuit Courts 20 F.3d 600, 602 74 F.3d 575, 577 250 F.3d 923, 925 313 F.3d 882, 885 343 F.3d 363, 370 367 F.3d 433, 449 402 F.3d 511, 520 404 F.3d 355, 359 442 F.3d 382, 384 484 F.3d 712, 714 498 F.3d 308, 312 517 F.3d 751, 764 527 F.3d 107, 115