U.S. v. PETERSEN

No. Crim. 3:00CR155.

143 F.Supp.2d 569 (2001)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Derick Anthony PETERSEN.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

April 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian R. Hood, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Richmond, VA, for United States.

Marcia G. Shein, Decatur, GA, Craig Sampson, Richmond, VA, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAYNE, District Judge.

Upon a plea of guilty, Derick Anthony Petersen was convicted of possessing cocaine base with intent to distribute it in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. He has challenged both the statute of conviction and the United States Sentencing Guidelines (hereinafter "the Guidelines"), as applied, as violative of the equal protection guarantee, the due process guarantee, and the Eighth Amendment because of the 100-to-1...

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