Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit February 7, 2001, No. 00-2910 (United States v. Conwell)

ORDER

Cortez Conwell pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine base (commonly known as “crack”) and was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Con-well maintains that § 2D1.1 of the sentencing guidelines violates the Eighth Amendment’s ban against cruel and unusual punishment because of the higher sentences provided for crack cocaine offenses versus powder cocaine offenses. We affirm.