WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Dexter Betts pleaded guilty to distributing more than fifty grams of cocaine base. Increased penalties apply to the distribution of crack, but not to other forms of cocaine base. Betts objected to the government's characterization of the substance as crack, but after a two-day sentencing hearing, the district court found that the substance was crack and sentenced Betts to 140 months' imprisonment. Betts contends that the evidence presented...
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