Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e) 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) Circuit Courts 956 F.2d 748, 751 110 F.3d 530, 533-534 408 F.3d 1080, 1082-1083 415 F.3d 865, 874-875 471 F.3d 928, 930 474 F.3d 1130, 1131-1132 Federal Sentencing Guidelines U.S.S.G. §5G1.1(b) U.S.S.G. §5K1.1 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 28(j)