U.S. v. Jackson, 95-3468
Citation | 111 F.3d 101 |
Decision Date | 25 April 1997 |
Docket Number | No. 95-3468,95-3468 |
Parties | 10 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 833 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Bernard JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant. Non-Argument Calendar. |
Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (11th Circuit) |
Christopher N. Patterson, Panama City, FL, for Appellant.
Donald B. Allegro, Asst. U.S. Atty., Pensacola, FL, for Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Before BIRCH and DUBINA, Circuit Judges, and KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge.
Larry Bernard Jackson challenges his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base within 1000 feet of a school, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 860(a), the Drug-Free School-Zones Act, because he alleges that section 860(a) is an unconstitutional extension of Congressional power under the Commerce Clause. We review the constitutionality of a federal statute de novo. United States v. Osburn, 955 F.2d 1500, 1503 (11th Cir.1992). We find section 860(a) to be constitutional and, consequently, affirm the conviction.
Jackson argues that section 860(a) is unconstitutional in view of the Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549, 115 S.Ct. 1624, 131 L.Ed.2d 626 (1995). In Lopez, the Court held that Congress exceeded its power under the Commerce Clause by enacting a statute prohibiting possession of a firearm within 1000 feet of a school. Id. at ----, 115 S.Ct. at 1626. The Court determined that possession of a firearm in a school zone involved no commercial activity and showed no substantial nexus with interstate commerce. Id. Jackson argues that the same principles should apply to possession with intent to distribute illegal drugs in a school zone.
Although this circuit has not addressed directly the constitutionality of section 860(a), we have refused to apply Lopez broadly in other contexts. See United States v. McAllister, 77 F.3d 387 (11th Cir.) (a statute which makes possession of a firearm by a felon a criminal offense), constitutional cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 117 S.Ct. 262, 136 L.Ed.2d 187 (1996); Cheffer v. Reno, 55 F.3d 1517 (11th Cir.1995) ( ). Furthermore, every circuit that has considered a Lopez challenge of section 860(a) has upheld the statute as a lawful exercise of Congressional power. See United States v. Ehrlich, 106 F.3d 409 (9th Cir.1997) (table) ( ); United States v. Hawkins, 104 F.3d 437, 439-40 (D.C.Cir.1997); United States v. Ekinci, 101 F.3d 838, 844 (2d Cir.1996); United States v. McKinney, 98 F.3d 974, 977-80 (7th Cir.1996), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 117 S.Ct. 1119, 137 L.Ed.2d 319 (1997); United States v. Orozco, 98 F.3d 105, 106-07 (3d Cir.1996); United States v. Zorrilla, 93 F.3d 7, 8-9 (1st Cir.1996); United States v. Tucker, 90 F.3d 1135, 1139-41 (6th Cir.1996).
The illegal possession and sale of drugs affects interstate commerce, and Congress accordingly has authority under the Commerce Clause to criminalize and punish drug-related activity. United States v. Bernard, 47 F.3d 1101, 1103 (11th Cir.1995) (per curiam). Under this...
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