Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 3551 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6) Supreme Court 488 U.S. 361, 396 543 U.S. 220 Circuit Courts 439 F.2d 826 433 F.3d 1050, 1053-1055 462 F.3d 237, 249 466 F.3d 663, 669 469 F.3d 1166 512 F.3d 1050, 1051 518 F.3d 577, 580 365 F. Supp. 2d 1052, 1058-1061 389 F. Supp. 2d 278

Blogged: How Appealing If a federal district court views the 100:1 crack-powder cocaine ratio as too harsh under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, may the district court instead substitute a 20:1 ratio?