United States v. Tinker’s Empirical Analysis
985 F.2d 241 · 1992
Citation profile
39 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 921 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Mistretta v. United States · United States v. Hasting · Tristani v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. · United States v. Pickett · United States v. Levy
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“Defendant argues that treating cocaine base as equal to 100 times the same cocaine amount for sentencing purposes violates due process and equal protection. ' These constitutional challenges are merit-less. United States v. Williams, 962 F.2d 1218 , 1227-28 (6th Cir.1992); United States v. Pickett, 941 F.2d 411 , 418 (6th Cir.1991). “Congress’s act was sufficiently rational to meet the demands of substantive due process.” .... Moreover, 21 U.S.C. § 841 (b) and the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which treat one gram of crack as the equivalent of 100 grams of cocaine, do not violate equal protection. Williams, 962 F.2d at 1227-28 (joining “every circuit which has addressed this issue”).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Congress's act [, in distinguishing cocaine and cocaine base,] was sufficiently rational to meet the demands of substantive due process.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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