Legal Opinion
United States v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 2006No. 05-13205PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
The Government appeals Aaron Eric Williams’ 204-month sentence imposed for possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21' U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We conclude the district court erred in mitigating Williams’ sentence based on (1) its generalized disagreement with Congress’s policy of punishing crack cocaine offenders more severely than powder cocaine offenders through the 100-to-1 crack-to-powder drug quantity ratio, (2) its generalized disagreement with the Guidelines career offender enhancement, U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, and (3) its belief that the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- United States v. John Kevin TalleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
30 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by142 opinions
- Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- United States v. John Windell ClayCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- United States v. Damon AmedeoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- United States v. DocampoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- United States v. Walter Henry Vandergrift, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
137 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.