Eighth Circuit Holds That District Court Cannot Reduce Sentence Based on Categorical Disagreement with 100:1 Powder/Crack Cocaine Quantity Ratio. — United States v. Spears, 469 F.3d 1166 (8th Cir. 2006) (en banc).

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