Legal Opinion
United States v. Castro
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 12, 1975No. 74 CR 556PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILL, District Judge.
The defendant herein, Jose Castro, is charged with distribution of 19 grams of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a) (1). The defendant has moved to dismiss the indictment against him contending that cocaine has been arbitrarily and irrationally classified as a narcotic drug for penalty purposes, thereby exposing him to a harsher maximum penalty than prescribed for medically comparable drugs listed in 21 U.S.C. § 841 (b) (1)(B), in violation of the constitutional guarantees to due process, equal protection, and freedom from cruel and unusual…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. EricksonAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Lawhorn v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
- United States v. Ronald Lee HarperCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Hall v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
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