Legal Opinion
United States v. Fisher
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 11, 2005No. S3 03 CR 1501 SASPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In the eleven years that I have served as a district court judge, I have been troubled by the exceedingly harsh sentences imposed on those who deal in crack cocaine. 1 I find it unsettling, for example, that a defendant who deals five grams of crack cocaine faces the same sentence as a defendant who deals five hundred grams of powder cocaine. This stark disparity is commonly referred to as the “100:1 ratio.” 2
Congress adopted the 100:1 ratio in 1986, setting mandatory minimum sentences based on the quantity of cocaine, in crack or…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Charles L. Jackson, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- United States v. Christopher MooreCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Myung Ho Kim, Also Known as RobertoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
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- United States v. Juan CastilloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- United States v. DoeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
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