United States v. Titus Parks

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States v. Titus Parks, 250 F. App'x 754 (8th Cir. 2007)

United States v. Titus Parks

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Titus Parks appeals the 151-month prison sentence imposed by the district court 1 following his guilty plea to distributing a mixture or substance containing cocaine base (crack cocaine). Citing United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), Parks challenges (1) the 100:1 quantity ratio used for sentencing crack-cocaine versus powder-cocaine offenders, and (2) mandatory minimum sentences in drug cases. Upon review, we hold that Parks’s appeal is without merit. See, e.g., United States v. Castro-Higuero, 473 F.3d 880, 888 (8th Cir. 2007) (rejecting argument that Booker made mandatory minimum sentences unconstitutional); United States v. Spears, 469 F.3d 1166, 1176 (8th Cir. 2006) (en banc) (“[Neither Booker nor § 3553(a) authorizes district courts to reject the 100:1 quantity ratio and use a different ratio in sentencing defendants for crack cocaine offenses.”).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

1

. The Honorable Robert T. Dawson, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Titus PARKS, Appellant
Status
Unpublished