18 U.S.C. § 924(c) · B case grid

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Top-level elements follow claim order in panels of up to six elements. Case rows repeat across panels. Every recorded block retains its holding and basis; multiple blocks are not merged into a case-level verdict. ✓ satisfied · ✗ not satisfied · ○ not reached · · not addressed. Muted blocks are not counted. Sub-element evidence remains on case and element pages.

Elements 1–6 of 13

18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
CaseQualifying federal predicate offenseFirearm objectActive employment of a firearmKnowingly possess and convey the firearmDuring and in relation to the predicateKnowing actual or constructive possession
Davis v. Beeler — 966 F. Supp. 483 (1997) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky · 1997 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. Ocampo — 890 F.2d 1363 (1989) · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: applied/merits
· not addressed
United States v. Holland — 116 F.3d 1353 (1997) · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997 (18usc924: author: Fable · historical QA: PASS (QA2, neov2/qa/wave2-cases-QA2.md) · changed after review; current content not independently reviewed)· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: applied/merits
✓ satisfied · provedNot counted: applied/procedural
✓ satisfied · provedNot counted: applied/procedural
· not addressed
United States v. Ceballos-Torres — 218 F.3d 409 (2000) · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. Phipps — 319 F.3d 177 (2003) · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003 (18usc924: author: Fable · historical QA: FIX (QA2, neov2/qa/wave2-cases-QA2.md) · changed after review; current content not independently reviewed)· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: applied/merits
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: applied/procedural
· not addressed
✓ satisfied · provedNot counted: applied/lower-court
· not addressed
United States v. Alverio-Meléndez — 640 F.3d 412 (2011) · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: applied/merits
· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: rule-announced/procedural
United States v. Brazier — 933 F.3d 796 (2019) · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. Begay — 934 F.3d 1033 (2019) · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. Butler — 141 F.4th 1136 (2025) · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2025 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. JT Myore — 142 F.4th 606 (2025) · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2025 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
Bailey v. United States — 516 U.S. 137 (1995) · Supreme Court of the United States · 1995 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: rule-announced/merits
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: rule-announced/merits
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: applied/merits
· not addressed
Muscarello v. United States — 524 U.S. 125 (1998) · Supreme Court of the United States · 1998 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
✗ not · lawNot counted: applied/dissent
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: rule-announced/merits
· not addressed
Lopez v. Gonzales — 549 U.S. 47 (2006) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2006 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
Dean v. United States — 556 U.S. 568 (2009) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2009 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: applied/lower-court
· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: rule-announced/merits
· not addressed
Rosemond v. United States — 572 U.S. 65 (2014) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2014 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: rule-announced/merits
· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
Delligatti v. United States — 604 U.S. 423 (2025) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2025 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed

Elements 7–12 of 13

18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
CasePossession advances the specific predicateArmor-piercing ammunition objectUse or carry the armor-piercing ammunitionPossess the armor-piercing ammunitionSection 2 aiding and abetting routeGreater minimum for the same firearm conduct displaces the lower minimum
Davis v. Beeler — 966 F. Supp. 483 (1997) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky · 1997 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. Ocampo — 890 F.2d 1363 (1989) · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: applied/merits
· not addressed
United States v. Holland — 116 F.3d 1353 (1997) · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997 (18usc924: author: Fable · historical QA: PASS (QA2, neov2/qa/wave2-cases-QA2.md) · changed after review; current content not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. Ceballos-Torres — 218 F.3d 409 (2000) · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. Phipps — 319 F.3d 177 (2003) · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003 (18usc924: author: Fable · historical QA: FIX (QA2, neov2/qa/wave2-cases-QA2.md) · changed after review; current content not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. Alverio-Meléndez — 640 F.3d 412 (2011) · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: rule-announced/procedural
· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: rule-announced/merits
· not addressed
United States v. Brazier — 933 F.3d 796 (2019) · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. Begay — 934 F.3d 1033 (2019) · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. Butler — 141 F.4th 1136 (2025) · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2025 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
United States v. JT Myore — 142 F.4th 606 (2025) · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2025 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
Bailey v. United States — 516 U.S. 137 (1995) · Supreme Court of the United States · 1995 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
Muscarello v. United States — 524 U.S. 125 (1998) · Supreme Court of the United States · 1998 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
Lopez v. Gonzales — 549 U.S. 47 (2006) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2006 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
Dean v. United States — 556 U.S. 568 (2009) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2009 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
Rosemond v. United States — 572 U.S. 65 (2014) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2014 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: rule-announced/merits
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: rule-announced/merits
○ not reached · basis not recordedNot counted: rule-announced/dissent
· not addressed
Delligatti v. United States — 604 U.S. 423 (2025) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2025 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed· not addressed

Elements 13–13 of 13

18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
CaseSentencing consequences after offense proof
Davis v. Beeler — 966 F. Supp. 483 (1997) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky · 1997 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed
United States v. Ocampo — 890 F.2d 1363 (1989) · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed
United States v. Holland — 116 F.3d 1353 (1997) · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997 (18usc924: author: Fable · historical QA: PASS (QA2, neov2/qa/wave2-cases-QA2.md) · changed after review; current content not independently reviewed)· not addressed
United States v. Ceballos-Torres — 218 F.3d 409 (2000) · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed
United States v. Phipps — 319 F.3d 177 (2003) · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003 (18usc924: author: Fable · historical QA: FIX (QA2, neov2/qa/wave2-cases-QA2.md) · changed after review; current content not independently reviewed)· not addressed
United States v. Alverio-Meléndez — 640 F.3d 412 (2011) · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed
United States v. Brazier — 933 F.3d 796 (2019) · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed
United States v. Begay — 934 F.3d 1033 (2019) · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed
United States v. Butler — 141 F.4th 1136 (2025) · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2025 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed
United States v. JT Myore — 142 F.4th 606 (2025) · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2025 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed
Bailey v. United States — 516 U.S. 137 (1995) · Supreme Court of the United States · 1995 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed
Muscarello v. United States — 524 U.S. 125 (1998) · Supreme Court of the United States · 1998 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed
Lopez v. Gonzales — 549 U.S. 47 (2006) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2006 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed
Dean v. United States — 556 U.S. 568 (2009) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2009 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed
Rosemond v. United States — 572 U.S. 65 (2014) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2014 (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)· not addressed
Delligatti v. United States — 604 U.S. 423 (2025) · Supreme Court of the United States · 2025 (18usc924: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md))· not addressed