U.S. v. Williams, No. 00-1519 (2nd Cir.) (247 F.3d 353) (April 18, 2001) (Judge Guido Calabresi)
Loaded on April 1, 2001
published in Punch and Jurists
April 02, 2001
Here the Second Circuit joined with the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Circuits in holding that when sentencing a defendant for possession of drugs with intent to distribute it is improper to include in the drug calculations drugs held for his personal use.
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