Legal Opinion
United States v. Errol Eugene Washington
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1997No. 19-3918PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSuhrheinrich, J., joined by Siler, J.,
JONES, J. (pp. 518-19), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
Since their inception in 1987, the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Sentencing Guidelines”) have engendered controversy. A major source of tension has been the 100:1 quantity ratio of powder cocaine to crack cocaine (“100:1 ratio”). The 100:1 ratio treats an individual who traffics in a given quantity of crack cocaine the same as one who traffics in 100 times as much powder cocaine. The United States Sentencing Commission (“Sentencing Commission”) and Congress have engaged in an ongoing dialogue…
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