U.S. v. Perry, No. C.R. No. 04-098S (D.R.I.) (389 F.Supp.2d 278) (September 16, 2005) (Judge William E. Smith)
This is another of a growing series of post-Booker rulings that takes issue with the huge sentencing disparity mandated by the Guidelines for cases involving crack cocaine compared to cases involving a comparable amount of powder cocaine. Under the prevailing statutory scheme, 5 grams of crack cocaine carries the same ...
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