Smith v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1993-08-09

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*225 Justice O’Connor delivered the opinion of the Court. We decide today whether the exchange of a gun for narcotics constitutes “use” of a firearm “during and in relation to . . . [a] drug trafficking crime” within the meaning of 18 U. S. C. § 924 (c)(1). We hold that it does. I…

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