Legal Opinion
United States v. Lewis J. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1996No. 94-4031PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRyan, J., joined by Matia, D.J.,
JONES, J. (pp. 1418-23), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the result.
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
The defendant, Lewis Smith, appeals his conviction and sentence entered after a bench trial for unlawful possession of more than five grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844. We are asked to determine: (1) whether the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence, and (2) whether the 100:1 sentencing ratio for cocaine powder and cocaine base in U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1 is unconstitutional. We conclude that the defendant’s arguments are meritless *1416and therefore affirm the…
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