U.S. v. Walls, No. 94-3033 (D.C. Cir.) (70 F.3d 1323) (December 8, 1995) (Judge A. Raymond Randolph)
While this case covers a number of issues raised on appeal, its importance is that it rejects the conclusions
reached by District Judge Oberdorfer that the crack/cocaine penalties were unconstitutional because they
constituted cruel and unusual punishment for two "bit players" in a drug conspiracy who he said were being ...
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