Legal Opinion
People v. Lente
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 19, 2017No. Supreme Court Case 15SA331PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hood
¶ 1 When Austin Joseph Lente tried to extract hash oil from marijuana using butane, the butane exploded, engulfing his laundry room in flamés. Worse yet, he was charged with processing or manufacturing marijuana or marijuana concentrate in violation of section 18-18-406(2)(a)(I), C.R.S. (2016).
¶ 2 The district court dismissed the charge, reasoning Amendment 64 decriminalized processing marijuana and therefore rendered section 18-18-406(2)(a)(I) unconstitutional as applied to Lente, The People appealed directly to this court.
¶3 We disagree with the district court. WHen Amendment 64 was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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