Legal Opinion
State v. Robinson
Utah Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 2011No. 20090015PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Certification from the Utah Court of Appeals
Justice NEHRING,
opinion of the Court:
INTRODUCTION
T1 Chance Robinson was charged with unlawful possession or use of a controlled substance based on the presence of methamphetamine in his bloodstream. The charge was grounded on provisions of the Utah Controlled Substances Act that make it unlawful for any person to "knowingly and intentionally" have "any measurable amount of a controlled substance in [his or her] body." 1 We are asked to determine whether this "measurable amount" provision violates the Utah or the United States Constitution. We…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Powell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. SeryCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1988
- Allen v. FrielUtah Supreme Court · 2008
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- R.C.S. v. A.O.L.Utah Supreme Court · 2012
- Bolden v. Doe (In re Adoption of J.S.)Utah Supreme Court · 2014
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