In article ,
Larry wrote:
>In article , tjab@wam.umd.edu (tjab)
>wrote:
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>> In article ,
>> Larry wrote:
>> >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.
>>
>> So why would you write, as you did, that generally people are in
>> possession of "far more than a gram" for the felony charge to apply?
>
>Because cocaine is mixed with other substances, known as mixing agents.
>When someone is in possession of such a substance, the laboratory must
>analyze the substance to determine how much is pure cocaine.
>
>I've seen cases where people are in possession of over 2 grams of
>cocaine (aggregate weight) but it's less than 500 milligrams of pure
>cocaine, making it a misdemeanor (and very weak).
>
>Are you really having this much trouble keeping up?
You've now gone from "generally" to "I've seen cases."
Are you really having this much trouble admitting you were wrong?
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