United States v. Stanley Lyle Huff ( 1996 )


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  •                                     ___________
    No. 95-3896
    ___________
    United States of America,                *
    *
    Appellee,                  *
    * Appeal from the United States
    v.                                  * District Court for the
    * District of Minnesota
    Stanley Lyle Huff,                       *
    * {UNPUBLISHED}
    Appellant.                 *
    ___________
    Submitted:     May 28, 1996
    Filed:   June 12, 1996
    ___________
    Before McMILLIAN, LAY and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.
    ___________
    PER CURIAM.
    Stanley Lyle Huff challenges the 180-month sentence imposed by the
    district   court1 after he pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the
    possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute, in violation of 21
    U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 18 U.S.C. § 2.          We affirm.
    Huff contends that because cocaine base and cocaine powder are
    scientifically    indistinguishable,     the   rule   of   lenity   thus   mandates
    application of the less severe penalty provisions for cocaine powder.          Huff
    further contends that no rational basis exists for the 100-to-1 ratio
    between the penalties for cocaine powder and cocaine base, that the penalty
    scheme has a disproportionate impact
    1
    The Honorable Richard H. Kyle, United States District Judge
    for the District of Minnesota.
    on African-Americans, and that continued application of the scheme violates
    the Equal Protection Clause.   These arguments are foreclosed by our recent
    decisions in United States v. Crawford, No. 95-3056, 
    1996 WL 249374
    , at *1-
    2 (8th Cir. May 14, 1996); United States v. Smith, 
    82 F.3d 241-244
    (8th
    Cir. 1996); and United States v. Long, 
    77 F.3d 1060
    , 1061-62 (8th Cir.
    1996) (per curiam).
    Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.
    A true copy.
    Attest:
    CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 95-3896

Filed Date: 6/12/1996

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2021