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· 11/10/2015

United States v. Azmat

Citations

  • 805 F.3d 1018
  • 2015 WL 6875145

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that writing a prescription for a controlled substance effects constructive delivery sufficient to satisfy the actus reus for Section 841(a)(1)
  • explaining that for a sentencing disparity claim the defendant must point to a similarly situated defendant who received a lesser sentence
  • noting that courts “need[] to have more than the crime of conviction and the total length of the sentences to evaluate alleged disparities” and that “[t]he underlying facts of the crime and all of the individual characteristics are relevant”
  • explaining that courts “need[ ] to have more than the crime of conviction and the total length of the sentences to evaluate alleged disparities” and that “[t]he underlying facts of the crime and all of the individual characteristics are relevant”
  • referring to the FSMB, ASP, and Georgia Guidelines as “published sources generally accepted by the medical community”
  • explaining 7 Decisions by the former Fifth Circuit issued before October 1, 1981, as well as decisions by the Unit B panel of the former Fifth Circuit, are binding precedent on this Court. See Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206, 1207 (11th Cir. 1981) (en banc

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Judges: Tjoflat, Hull, Bartle

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