United States v. Michael R. Damerville and Sharon Douglas

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that what may be considered a small amount of drugs on the street could be considered a large amount in prison
• finding that 17.2 grams of marijuana in a prison context was not a small amount
• holding that conspiracy to distribute 17.2 grams of marijuana in prison could not be treated as a Federal misdemeanor because 17.2 grams was not a “small amount” in prison, even if it would be so considered when distributed in the general community
• holding that conspiracy to 15 distribute 17.2 grams of marihuana in prison could not be treated as a federal misdemeanor 16 because 17.2 grams was not a “small amount” in prison, even if it would be so considered when 17 distributed in the general community
• “Section 994(h) provides the minimum obligation of the Commission and does not prohibit the inclusion of additional offenses that qualify for such treatment.”
• “Section 994(h) provides the minimum obligation of the Commission and does not prohibit the inclusion of additional offenses that qualify for such treatment.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).