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• Myers v. United States, 993 F.2d 171 (8th Cir. 1993)
  …need not be convicted of underlying crime); United States v. Munoz-Fabela, 896 F. 2d 908, 909 (5th Cir.) (statute does not require conviction of underlying drug trafficking offense as predicate for conviction under section 924(c)(1)), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 824, 111 S.Ct. 76, 112 L.Ed.2d 49 (1990). Based on the statutory language, the cases cited above, and Myers’s admissions at the plea hearing, we conclude that the district court correctly denied the motion. Accordingly, we affirm. . The Honorable Rodn…
• United States v. Candisha S. Robinson, 997 F.2d 884 (D.C. Cir. 1993)
  …under section 924(c)(1) can be made without separately charging the underlying drug offense. See United States v. Hill, 971 F. 2d 1461, 1463-64 (10th Cir.1992) (en banc); United States v. Munoz-Fabela, 896 F. 2d 908, 910-11 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 824, 111 S.Ct. 76, 112 L.Ed.2d 49 (1990); United States v. Hunter, 887 F. 2d 1001, 1003 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1090, 110 S.Ct. 1159, 107 L.Ed.2d 1062 (1990). In fact, a conviction under section 924(c)(1) can stand notwithstanding acquitt…
• United States v. Ruiz, 986 F.2d 905 (5th Cir. 1993)
  …e convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2114. Having been acquitted on that underlying count4, Ruiz contends we must reverse his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). This Court in United States v. Munoz-Fabela, 896 F. 2d 908, 911 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 824, 111 S.Ct. 76, 112 L.Ed.2d 49 (1990), rejected Ruiz’s contention. This court stated “it is only the fact of the offense, and not a conviction, that is needed to establish the required predicate.” Because there is more than ample evidence showing tha…