Legal Question in Criminal Law in Idaho

Criminal acts

If the police arrest someone for cocaine and after being arrested they find out its actually not cocaine but some kind of powder with mixture of other substances, should the charges be dropped? and why?


Asked on 10/08/08, 9:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

Re: Criminal acts

If lab tests show that no illegal substance was possessed, then there is no crime, and the charges should be dropped. If one of the substances in the mixture is illegal, then the charges should be changed to reflect whatever the illegal substance is.

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Answered on 10/09/08, 12:45 pm


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