Legal Opinion
United States v. Anthony W. Pitts
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1990No. 89-30189PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Anthony Pitts makes a number of arguments challenging the constitutionality of the statute that enhances criminal penali ties for selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a school. We find the statute constitutional.
BACKGROUND
Pitts sold .5 grams of cocaine to a government informant. After he was indicted for possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 845a(a), he moved to dismiss the charge, contending that the statute violated the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Constitution. The district court…
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