Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to mandatory minimum 10-year term of incarceration on charge of distributing crack cocaine under 21 USC section 841(a)(1). Ct. rejected defendant's claim that 100-to-1 crack-powder sentencing disparity set forth in section 841(b) violated his Due Process and Equal Protection rights where Ct. found that there was some evidence supporting determination that crack cocaine is more dangerous than powder cocaine.