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023814P.pdf 06/18/2003 USA v. Michael Len Orchard
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 02-3814
and No: 02-3985
District of South Dakota
Criminal case - criminal law. Constitutional challenge to drug
analogue statute - 21 U.S.C. Sec. 802(32) - on the ground the
section is unconstitutionally vague is rejected; upward departures
based on obstruction of justice, abuse of the victim's trust,
psychological injury to victim of date rape drug incident, and
use of the drug to facilitate a sex offense were all justified by
the facts of the case.