Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas William Washam
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 14, 2003No. 02-1681PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Thomas William Washam (“Washam”) guilty of two counts of distributing a controlled substance analogue of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 813 and 802(32). Washam appeals the judgment and the denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment, claiming a violation of his Fifth Amendment due process rights. Washam argues that the definition of a controlled substance analogue in 21 U.S.C. § 802(32) (“Analogue Statute”) denies him due process because it is unconstitutionally vague as applied to the facts of his conviction. We…
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