Kauffman v. State

The appellant, Scott Ralph Kauffman, was convicted for the unlawful possession of marijuana in the first degree and was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. On this appeal, the appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to consider the defense of medical necessity.

The appellant contends that he is a paraplegic suffering from "uncontrollable muscle spasms and associated crippling symptoms of an affliction that is progressing from paraplegia to quadriplegia." Appellant's brief at 9. He argues that had the trial court recognized the defense of medical necessity, he would have…