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Supreme Court to Rule on Using Cell Phones to Buy Drugs

By Steven Rodriguez

In what could become a new legal hurdle for those accused of drug crimes, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving the use of a cell phone to purchase drugs. The ultimate court of appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether someone who uses his own cell phone to buy small amounts of cocaine for his own use is guilty of a felony. The law in question says that using a phone to facilitate a felony is itself a serious crime. At issue is whether the law should apply only to drug sellers or to drug users as well. In California, both the sale and possession of drugs or controlled substances are illegal. Controlled substances include narcotics, stimulants, opiates, depressants, hallucinogens and anabolic steroids. Possession of any of these drugs without a valid prescription is a crime...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on November 21, 2008 (boomark / email).