United States v. Williams

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · Decided 2006-07-21

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BLACK, Circuit Judge: The Government appeals Aaron Eric Williams’ 204-month sentence imposed for possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21' U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We conclude the district court erred in mitigating Williams’ sentence based on (1) its generalized disagreement with Congress’s policy of punishing crack cocaine offenders more severely than powder cocaine offenders through the 100-to-1…

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