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U.S. v. BEASLEY

No. 93-1391.

12 F.3d 280 (1993)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. George Calvin BEASLEY, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Lipow with whom Lipow, Barton & Harris, was on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Jeffrey A. Locke, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom A. John Pappalardo, U.S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, BOUDIN and STAHL, Circuit Judges.

BREYER, Chief Judge.

George Beasley appeals his conviction for possessing heroin with intent to distribute it, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and his related twenty-two year prison sentence. His most important argument focuses upon the lawfulness of the Sentencing Guidelines' "career offender" provision, which increases the guideline prison term for offenders with two previous "controlled substance" convictions. U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1. In his view, the relevant authorizing...

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