Legal Opinion
United States v. Patrick Baucum
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 6, 1995No. 94-3040PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1993, appellant Patrick Baueum was convicted under 21 U.S.C. § 860(a), known as the “schoolyard statute,” for distributing cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school. On ap peal, Baucum argues that the Supreme Court’s rationale in United States v. Lopez, — U.S. -, 115 S.Ct. 1624, 131 L.Ed.2d 626 (1995), decided after Baucum’s trial, exposes the schoolyard statute as an unconstitutional exercise of federal lawmaking power in violation of the commerce clause, U.S. Const., art. I, § 8, el. 3. The appellant raises this challenge for the first time on appeal, but argues that this circuit’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Sarah Kattan, by Her Parents and Next Friends Susan J. Thomas and Joseph Kattan, and Cross-Appellants v. District of Columbia, and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Antoine D. Washington, United States of America v. Glen Early, Jr., A/K/A William Kevin MarcusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Lesester D. McDougherty AKA Lester JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. Kenneth L. BellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Jimmy D. McGuireCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Artez Lamont Rogers and Harrison R. KingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Lorenzo J. BaylorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Edward Adio BadruCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
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