Legal Opinion
United States v. Beasley
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 21, 1993No. 93-1391PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Chief Judge.
George Beasley appeals his conviction- for possessing heroin with intent to distribute it, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and. his related twenty-two year prison sentence. His most important argument focuses upon the lawfulness of the Sentencing Guidelines’ “career offender” provision, which increases the guideline prison term for offenders with two previous “controlled' substance” convictions. U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1. In his view, the relevant authorizing sentencing statute, 28 U.S.C. § 994(h), permits the “career offender” guideline to take account of previous federal drug convictions,…
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