Dudley v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “(1) a compound, mixture, or preparation containing limited quantities of any of the following narcotic drugs that includes one or more nonnarcotic active medicinal ingredients in sufficient proportion to confer on the compound, mixture, or preparation valuable medicinal ■ qualities other than those possessed by the narcotic drug alone: not more than 200 milligrams of codeine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams; ...”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sanchez v. State · Reed v. State

2. “unless the person obtained the substance directly from or under a valid prescription or order from a practitioner acting in the course of practice”); http://www.d rugs.com/cdi/promethazine-codeine-syr-up.html (describing a Promethazine/Codeine cough syrup used for treating cough and other respiratory symptoms caused by allergies or the common cold); http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Promethazine (“Promethazine is sometimes used as a recreational drug in conjunction with codeine in prescription cough syrup.”). . For example, testimony from Chu that the substance contained”

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