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U.S. v. ARRINGTON

Nos. 95-1566, 95-1595 and 95-1740.

73 F.3d 144 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert ARRINGTON, Jacqueline K. Burch, a/k/a Jacqueline Sullivan, and Howard "Moose" Baker, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 2, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Campbell, K. Tate Chambers, Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for United States.

Dick L. Williams, Richard Parsons, East Peoria, IL, for Jacqueline K. Burch.

Richard H. Parsons, Peoria, IL, for Robert Arrington.

William H. Laws, Chicago, IL, for Howard Baker.

Before CUMMINGS, ESCHBACH and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Robert Arrington, Jacqueline Burch, and Howard Baker pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. They now appeal their sentences. Arrington and Burch argue that the provisions mandating different sentences for offenses involving "cocaine" and "cocaine base" are ambiguous and thus the district court should have applied the lesser penalties for "cocaine." In addition, Burch argues that the disparate impact of the penalties...

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