Legal Opinion
United States v. Marvin Byse
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 17, 1994No. 93-8081PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we decide for the first time in our circuit whether sentencing statutes that punish more severely conduct involving base or crack cocaine as opposed to powder cocaine exhibit an unconstitutional, racially discriminatory purpose. The district court determined that the relevant sentencing provisions do not violate equal protection. We AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
On June 1, 1992, defendant-appellant Marvin Byse was introduced to a government confidential informant by codefendant Greg Watkins. Byse and the informant discussed a crack cocaine purchase. They negotiated…
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