Legal Opinion
United States v. Jim A. Brown, A/k/a/ Mark A. Brown
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 21, 1988No. 88-3010PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
The appellant, Jim A. Brown, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base by a jury in November 1987 and sentenced under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b) to five years’ imprisonment with a four-year term of special supervision to commence upon his release from prison. On appeal, Brown challenges the constitutionality of the statute under which he was sentenced — the Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986, which is part of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, P.L. 99-570, 100 Stat. 3207. Brown argues: (1) the law does not define the phrase “cocaine base” with…
3Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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4Cited by61 opinions
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