Jones v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “still require proof of the element of quantity beyond a reasonable doubt by establishing that the controlled substance mixed, dissolved or combined in some way with the adulterant or dilutant resulting in a mixture, solution or combination that acted to actually increase the bulk or quantity of the controlled substance regardless of the effect on the chemical activity of the controlled substance.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. State

2. “`Adulterant or dilutant' means any material that increases the bulk or quantity of a controlled substance, regardless of its effect on the chemical activity of the controlled substance.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Jones v. State

3. “there was direct testimony that one of the liquids was poured directly into the same container holding the other liquid[,]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. State