Legal Opinion
People v. Riddle
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 12, 1975No. Docket 20007PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, P. J.
One of numerous issues raised on appeal has never been decided by an appellate court in Michigan. What was the intent of the Legislature in the Controlled Substances Act of 1971, 1 when it defined marihuana as "all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L.”? MCLA 335.305(3); MSA 18.1070(5X3).
Defendant was arrested and charged with delivery of marihuana, contrary to MCLA 335.341(l)(c); MSA 18.1070(41)(l)(c). At his bench trial, defendant stipulated he had sold a substance to an undercover policeman, and conceded the substance’s chain of possession to the police laboratory. The prosecution, in its…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Cassady v. WheelerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- State v. RomeroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. WindWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- State v. AlleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. VailSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- People v. RodriguezMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
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- Commonwealth v. Trayer, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lebanon County1980
- Pueblo v. Ortiz PepínSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1977
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