United States v. Allen Scott Jackson

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• stiffer penalties apply to crack form of cocaine base under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2D1.1(c)
• \[C]rack . . . [is] the only form of cocaine base to which the stiffer penalties formulated by the Sentencing Guidelines apply.\
• argument failed, in part, because defendants did not demonstrate inability to distinguish between the drugs
• district court's decision to deny severance is reviewed for abuse of discretion
• abuse of discretion standard requires showing of clear prejudice
• attorney may properly argue his testifying client's credibility in closing

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