In article , tjab@wam.umd.edu (tjab)
wrote:
> In article ,
> Thanatos wrote:
> >In article ,
> > Larry wrote:
> >
> >> In article <64rhs6F2crajtU1@mid.individual.net>,
> >> "Reality_Check©" wrote:
> >>
> >> > NY Governor Patterson admits to committing FELONIES
> >>
> >> Sorry, none of these are felonies, you ignoramus.
> >>
> >> Possessing cocaine is a misdemeanor, New York Penal Law 220.03, as is
> >> the possession of marijuana, P.L. 221.10.
> >>
> >>
> >> So much for a "reality check"!
> >
> >Now watch. It'll just claim you're lying over and over again.
>
> Possession of half a gram (not much) is a class D felony, P.L. 220.06.
If you look at the statute closely, unlike the other weight-based
cocaine charges, this must be 500 milligrams of PURE cocaine. Since
street-level cocaine is far from pure (generally, anywhere from 40-80%),
generally people are in possession of far more than a gram for this
statute to actually apply.
This amount of weight is far more than what most users would possess,
and is often indicia of a seller. |