State v. Cossette

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance (hashish), raising three assignments of error. We reject defendant’s second and third assignments of error without discussion. In his first assignment of error, defendant argues that the trial court erred by refusing to give a special jury instruction that would have informed the jurors that possession of less than an ounce of dried marijuana leaves, stems, and flowers is a violation, not a crime. Defendant contends that he was entitled to the special instruction because it would have supported a…