Legal Opinion
United States v. Whyte
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 9, 1988No. Crim. A. 88-0047PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KATZ, District Judge.
This case involves the constitutionality of the Sentencing Reform Act and its guidelines. 1
The defendant, Easton Whyte, was convicted after a jury trial on a three count indictment of violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (possession with intent to distribute cocaine base), 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime), and 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (possession of a firearm by a previously convicted person).
The defendant argues that the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (SRA), Pub.L. No. 98-473, tit. II, ch. II,…
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