United States Fourth Circuit
US v. Eura, 05-4437, 05-4533
Post-Booker, a district court may not vary from the advisory sentencing range under the Guidelines by substituting its own crack cocaine/powder cocaine ratio for the 100:1 crack cocaine/powder cocaine ratio chosen by Congress.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/02/2005
- Decided 02/24/2006
- Published 02/24/2006
Judges
- Before WILKINSON and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Court
- United States Fourth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ARGUED: Craig Weston Sampson, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Michael James Elston, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant. ON BRIEF: Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.