Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Christopher CAMERON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-12-22
Citations: 116 F. App'x 162
Docket Number: No. 04-10120; D.C. No. CR-03-00178-FJM
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Michael Christopher CAMERON, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before KOZINSKI, W. FLETCHER, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 116
Pages: 162–163

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Michael Christopher CAMERON, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 04-10120.
D.C. No. CR-03-00178-FJM.
' United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Dec. 10, 2004.
Decided Dec. 22, 2004.
Roger W. Dokken, AUSA, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for PlaintiffAppellee.
David Lee Titterington, Esq., Federal Public Defender’s Office, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KOZINSKI, W. FLETCHER, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, we find sufficient evidence from which a rational jury could have inferred that the firearm's presence, on the particular day in question, was not merely coincidental to the crime, but rather played an emboldening role in the crime. See United States v. Stewart, 779 F.2d 538, 540 (9th Cir.1985); see also United States v. Loaiza-Diaz, 96 F.3d 1335, 1336 (9th Cir.1996).
Thus, sufficient evidence supports the jury's conclusion that Cameron carried the firearm "during and in relation to" his crime of arson. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A).
AFFIRMED.
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