United States v. Washington

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

The issue before the Court is whether defendant’s possession of 29.1 grams of material containing small amounts of low strength cocaine base is relevant conduct that should be considered in arriving at defendant’s sentence under the United States Sentencing Guidelines. In his memoranda in aid of sentencing, defendant objects to the consideration of the 29.1 grams of material on two grounds: (1) that it contained small amounts of cocaine base only because it was contaminated by the police during their collection of evidence, and (2) that the…