AND · 18usc924:penalty.consecutive
Barrett (January 14, 2026) bars two convictions under (c)(1)(A)(i) and (j) for the same act. Section (c) consecutive sentencing must not be exported to a section (j) conviction, which has its own penalty scheme.
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(ii) no term of imprisonment imposed on a person under this subsection shall run concurrently with any other term of imprisonment imposed on the person, including any term of imprisonment imposed for the crime of violence or drug trafficking crime during which the firearm was used, carried, or possessed.Source:
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We resolve the rest by concluding that this presumption holds true here: Congress intended subsection (j) as an al- ternative, not a supplement, to subsection (c)(1)(A)(i).
Barrett v. United States — citation unavailable · scotus · 2026 (18usc924: author: unavailable · not independently reviewed)
We resolve the rest by concluding that this presumption holds true here: Congress intended subsection (j) as an al- ternative, not a supplement, to subsection (c)(1)(A)(i).Source:
docroot/ir/caselaw/clus_cl.jsonl#/cl/10774242; Unicode character offsets [10236:10408] (end exclusive); SHA-256 618df42702fde2194e4b7cb741c95581df9281989dea00c699565501919bce39.Barrett (January 14, 2026) bars two convictions under (c)(1)(A)(i) and (j) for the same act. Section (c) consecutive sentencing must not be exported to a section (j) conviction, which has its own penalty scheme.