U.S. v. Adams, No. 96-2605 (7th Cir.) (125 F.3d 586) (September 24, 1997) (Judge Richard D. Cudahy)
Loaded on Nov. 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
November 10, 1997
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Crack v. Powdered Cocaine.
Case examined 1993 amendment to Guidelines which provided a new definition of "cocaine base"; and held that only the form of cocaine base which is "crack" is eligible for the enhanced sentence.
Before November 1, 1993, the Sentencing Guidelines did not define the term "cocaine base." However, sec. 2D1.1 then ...
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