Legal Opinion
United States v. Vincent Carnelius Eura, United States of America v. Vincent Carnelius Eura
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 24, 2006No. 05-4437, 05-4533PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Senior Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON joined. Judge MICHAEL wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgment and concurring in part.
OPINION
HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, a defendant who deals five grams of crack cocaine faces the same sentence as a defendant who deals five hundred grams of powder cocaine. This disparity is commonly referred to as the “100:1 ratio.” Congress adopted the 100:1 crack cocaine/powder cocaine ratio in 1986, thereby…
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