Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(I) 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a) 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 144 U.S. 323, 331 217 U.S. 349 463 U.S. 277 538 U.S. 63, 76 Circuit Courts 864 F.2d 257, 265 10 F.3d 723, 724 403 F.3d 727, 732 433 F.3d 738, 750-753 479 F.3d 1229, 1247 496 F.3d 1079, 1108-1109 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)