Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael D. Johnson, United States of America v. Kevin Lamont Thomas, United States of America v. Dwayne Antonio Thomas
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 22, 1994No. 92-3276, 92-3289 and 92-3153PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
These cases involve a constitutional challenge to the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (“1986 Act”), which punishes crimes involving “crack” cocaine more severely than those involving an equivalent amount of cocaine powder. Appellants were convicted of possession and distribution of crack cocaine, sentenced under the federal Sentencing Guidelines, and now appeal their sentences under the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. We affirm the convictions and sentences.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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