U.S. v. Brown

Record contained sufficient evidence to support defendant’s conviction under 18 USC section 924(c)(1)(A) on charge of unlawful possession of firearm in furtherance of any other crime, where record showed that defendant’s gun was in locked compartment in third row of defendant’s vehicle at time when defendant was attempting to purchase cocaine in front seat of his vehicle from undercover agent. Although instant gun would not have been easy to retrieve during said transaction, jury could properly find that said gun was possessed in furtherance of drug crime since gun provided defendant with greater security during attempted drug purchase, and its placement in locked compartment reduced risk that police would find gun in any search of his vehicle.