tjab wrote:
> 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
>>>>> , 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?
You misspelled "a lying asswipe".
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