Legal Opinion
People v. Pharr
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 22, 1984No. 83SA426PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Chief Justice.
John Pharr (defendant) appeals his conviction of attempted sale of a counterfeit substance. The defendant claims that Colorado’s counterfeit controlled substance statute, § 18-5-306, 8 C.R.S. (1982 Supp.), is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, extends beyond the state’s police power, and impermissibly creates a strict liability offense. We affirm.
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The defendant was originally charged with two counts of dispensing a counterfeit controlled substance. § 18-5-306, 8 C.R.S. (1982 Supp.). 1 The charges arose from two transactions in which defendant sold various tablets…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
- Love v. BellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
- People v. MooreSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
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