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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 4231', '§ 4231', '§ 4231', '§ 4231', '§ 4231', '§ 4231', '§ 4231', '§ 4231', '§ 4231']

Cocaine | Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions
CR40-111. Possession of cocaine, 18 V.S.A. § 4231(a)(1)
CR40-121. Possession of cocaine (2.5 grams or more), 18 V.S.A. § 4231(a)(2)
CR40-131. Possession of cocaine (1 ounce or more), 18 V.S.A. § 4231(a)(3)
CR40-141. Possession of cocaine (1 pound or more), 18 V.S.A. § 4231(a)(4)
CR40-151. Selling or dispensing cocaine, 18 V.S.A. § 4231(b)(1)
CR40-161. Selling or dispensing cocaine (2.5 grams or more), 18 V.S.A. § 4231(b)(2)
CR40-171. Selling or dispensing cocaine (1 ounce or more), 18 V.S.A. § 4231(b)(3)
Units of Measurement. The statutes within title 18, chapter 84, are inconsistent in that they do not all use the same system of measurement. For example, under 18 V.S.A. § 4231(3) and (4), cocaine is measured in pounds and ounces, which are units of weight or force in the English system, whereas under 18 V.S.A. § 4231(2), the cocaine is measured in grams, which is a unit of mass in the metric system. Sometimes it is necessary to ask the expert witnesses to convert their measurements into the appropriate units. The committee suggests that the drug statutes should be amended to provide for consistent use of the metric system, which is preferred for scientific measurement and calculations.