Opinion ID: 2621322
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Heading: Stephen Santillanez and Larry Early

Text: On September 28, 2000, the Washoe County Consolidated Narcotics Unit arrested Stephen Glenn Santillanez and Larry Shawn Early. They too were charged with possession of a majority of the ingredients required to manufacture a controlled substance in violation of NRS 453.322(1)(b). The specific controlled substance was methamphetamine. On May 10, 2001, Santillanez and Early filed motions to dismiss, arguing that NRS 453.322(1)(b) is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. In its opposition to the motions, the State made an offer of proof regarding the evidence it believed supported the charge. The State proffered that several bottles and other containers were recovered during the execution of a search warrant for the premises controlled by Santillanez and Early. Chemical samples were tested at the Washoe County Crime Lab, and the test revealed the following chemicals: iodine, ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, red phosphorus, hydrochloric acid, and methamphetamine. On July 3, 2001, the district court granted Santillanez's and Early's motions to dismiss following its ruling in the Burdg case. The State appealed both rulings. We consolidated the two appeals.