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· 1/8/1974

United States v. Russell Pruitt

Citations

  • 487 F.2d 1241

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  • § 841 applies to “[a]ny individual who participates in any manner in the unauthorized distribution of such ‘controlled substances’”
  • “Congress undoubtedly intended by this new Act to make an all-out attempt to combat illicit drugs by subjecting any individual who knowingly participates in the distribution to substantial, and in some cases severe, penalties----”

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Judges: Gibson, Heaney, Lay

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