Legal Opinion
United States v. Robinson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 8, 1998No. 97-2185PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal features a dispute about the extent to which scientific evidence must be adduced at sentencing before the court can impose the onerous penalties attached to trafficking in crack cocaine. We pause first to set the stage and address another, more mundane issue. We then proceed to the sentencing question.
I. BACKGROUND
On January 6, 1997, Providence police officers .obtained a warrant authorizing them to search residential premises located at 151 Reynolds Avenue for cocaine, money, and other articles related to the sale or use of narcotics. In securing the warrant,…
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