In article , tjab@wam.umd.edu (tjab)
wrote:
> In article ,
> Larry wrote:
> >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.
>
> Going in the middle of your range, 60%, we're still talking less
> than a gram. Any particular reason why you would claim otherwise?
No, why would I? Possessing less than a gram of white powder can in
fact be a felony in NY if the pure cocaine is over 500MG.
Do you have a point? Did you have one when you cited 220.06? Is there
any evidence that the new governor ever possessed that much cocaine? Or
is this another one of your knee-jerk reactions to back your master
Jones/Vox/Ultra/RealityCheck like the good lap dog you are? |