Legal Opinion
State v. Shondel
Utah Supreme Court
Decided April 10, 1969No. 11287PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROCKETT, Chief Justice.
The defendant was charged by information with unlawful possession of LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide). After an unsuccessful motion to quash, the defendant admitted his possession and was found guilty of a felony as charged and sentenced to the Utah State Prison. He appeals, at*345'tacking the validity of his sentence and the statute under which it was imposed.
The. question here presented arises because of an uncertainty created by an overlapping of our statutes dealing with such drugs. Under what is called the Drug Abuse Control Law, enacted as Chapter 140, Session Laws…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States v. Universal C. I. T. Credit Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. L. Cohen Grocery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- McDonald v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- State v. MusserUtah Supreme Court · 1950
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3Cited by68 opinions
- State v. BishopUtah Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. MarcySupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- State v. PiazzaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. BluffUtah Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. FedorowiczUtah Supreme Court · 2002
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