State of Maine v. Kashawn McLaughlin
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
[¶ 1] Kashawn McLaughlin appeals from a judgment of conviction of aggravated trafficking in schedule W drugs (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 1105-A(1)(D) (2017), entered by the trial court (Kennebec County, Murphy, J. ) after a jury trial. 1 McLaughlin argues that pursuant to section 1105-A(1)(D) the State must prove the weight of pure cocaine base in isolation and that the court erred by failing to include that requirement in its instructions to the jury. Because we conclude that section 1105-A(1)(D) does not require the State to prove the weight of "pure" cocaine base, we affirm the judgment. 2
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- United States v. Christopher TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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