United States v. Gonzales, 520 U.S. 1, 16 (1997)

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UNITED STATES v. GONZALES

Breyer, J., dissenting

Congress would have intended potentially to create this kind of harsh distinction between those subject to undischarged state, and those subject to undischarged federal, sentences— a likely practical result of the majority's holding. See id., at 404-406.

This reason, along with those that Justice Stevens has discussed, makes me think that Congress did intend § 924(c) to refer to federal sentences alone, and lead me to dissent in this close case.

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