Third Circuit requires two predicate offenses to impose two 924(c) mandatories

In US v. Diaz, No. No. 08-4088 (3d Cir. Jan. 14, 2010), the Third Circuit discusses application of the mandatory minimum consecutive sentencing terms for consecutive § 924(c) convictions. The court reasoned that “a defendant who uses multiple firearms in relation to a single drug-trafficking crime may be charged with only one violation of § 924(c)(1).”