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U.S. v. PATTERSON

No. 00-3968 EMCG.

258 F.3d 788 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Bennie PATTERSON, Defendant/Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 3, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Bascom, argued, Poplar Bluff, MO, for appellant.

Paul W. Hahn, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Cape Girardeau, MO (Audrey G. Fleissig, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, BEAM, Circuit Judge, and BARNES, District Judge.

BARNES, District Judge.

Appellant, Bennie Patterson, appeals the district court's2 sentence following a jury trial wherein he was found guilty of three counts of distribution of cocaine base, commonly known as crack. Patterson also appeals the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss on the basis that the government's "weed and seed" program violated established principles of equal protection. We affirm.

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