U.S. v. Lamarr, No. 94-5532 (4th Cir.) (75 F.3d 964) (February 15, 1996) (Judge Sam J. III Ervin)
Loaded on March 1, 1996
published in Punch and Jurists
March 18, 1996
Case held that possession of 5.72 grams of crack was sufficient to sustain a conviction of possession with intent to distribute - a conclusion supported in large part based on a letter to the editor of the Washington Post.
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