Authorities Cited: United States Code 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B)(2) 21 U.S.C. § 846 Supreme Court 431 U.S. 63, 74 507 U.S. 725, 732 Circuit Courts 348 F.3d 867, 872-873 359 F.3d 1315, 1325-1327 374 F.3d 955, 957 405 F.3d 1136, 1142-1143 477 F.3d 1204, 1206 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)