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· 12/29/1989

United States v. Whyte, Easton A. A/K/A Whyte, Larry

Citations

  • 892 F.2d 1170
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 19547
  • 1989 WL 155784

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that, under section 994(h), predicate drug offenses need only involve \conduct that could have been charged 19 federally\
  • noting deference to be given legislative determinations of appropriate penalties and relative severity of crimes
  • upholding life sentence without undertaking intrajurisdictional comparison

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Judges: Becker, Higginbotham, Nygaard

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