State v. Arghittu

Opinion

PEARCE, Judge:

T1 The State charged Richard Arghittu with distribution of a controlled substance analog, money laundering, and participating in a pattern of unlawful activity,. The charges stemmed from his alleged distribution of a form of synthetic marijuana known as AM-2201. After Arghittu's preliminary hearing, a district court judge, acting as a magistrate, concluded that AM-2201 was not an analog of the controlled substance JWH-018 as the State had alleged. The magistrate found probable cause to bind Arghittu over on one lesser, but uncharged, count of drug possession not involving…