Santiago v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• holding that Congress's purpose to deter "a particularly insidious form of criminal activity" with enhanced penalties is "clear, unequivocal, and rational"
• “the government does not have to prove that the defendant knew the specific nature and amount of the controlled substance ...”
• it is the role of the jury, having seen and heard the witnesses, “to determine which of the various proffered interpretations of the evidence is credible”
• remarks of Sen. D’Amato noting relationship of S.2580 and S.2787 to final Act
• upholding sentence of life imprisonment