Legal Opinion
United States v. Sidney
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2011No. 11-1216PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIMBAUGH, District Judge.
This case presents a variation on a theme from a series of recent cases all holding that the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (FSA), which increased the threshold amounts necessary to trigger mandatory minimum sentences in crack cocaine cases, is not retroactive. The published cases alone include United States v. Brewer, 624 F.3d 900, 909-10 n. 7 (8th Cir.2010); United States v. Spires, 628 F.3d 1049, 1055 (8th Cir.2011); United States v. Finch, 630 F.3d 1057, 1063 (8th Cir.2011); United States v. Smith, 632 F.3d 1043, 1047-49 (8th Cir.2011), United States v. Neadeau, 639…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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