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Manhattan DA's office drops more than 3,000 open marijuana cases

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Re: Manhattan DA's office drops more than 3,000 open marijuana cases

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Post by chrischen »

dragonwriter wrote: post #14
kibwen wrote: post #6

I applaud the move. Curious that these cases stretch as far back as 1978, isn't there a statute of limitations for this sort of charge? If so, I would have expected the oldest to have been closed automatically decades ago.

> I applaud the move. Curious that these cases stretch as far back as 1978, isn't there a statute of limitations for this sort of charge? The statute of limitations runs from the date of the alleged offense to when charges are filed; cases may not be resolved timely after charges are filed, e.g., if a defendant flees and prevents the case from proceeding to trial.

I believe OP was confusing real life for Grand Theft Auto, where after an amount of time on the run, the cops stop looking for you.

Re: Manhattan DA's office drops more than 3,000 open marijuana cases

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Post by thaumasiotes »

chrischen wrote: post #21
dragonwriter wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I applaud the move. Curious that these cases stretch as far back as 1978, isn't there a statute of limitations for this sort of charge? The statute of limitations runs from the date of the alleged offense to when charges are filed; cases may not be resolved timely after charges are filed, e.g., if a defendant flees and prevents the case from proceeding to trial.

I believe OP was confusing real life for Grand Theft Auto, where after an amount of time on the run, the cops stop looking for you.

You know, I'm pretty sure they have stopped looking for D. B. Cooper.

Re: Manhattan DA's office drops more than 3,000 open marijuana cases

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Post by godzillabrennus »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #22
chrischen wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe OP was confusing real life for Grand Theft Auto, where after an amount of time on the run, the cops stop looking for you.

You know, I'm pretty sure they have stopped looking for D. B. Cooper.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/us/where-is-db-cooper-fbi...

Re: Manhattan DA's office drops more than 3,000 open marijuana cases

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Post by kevmo »

This is likely stemming at least in part from Cynthia Nixon's strong run for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York. She is running to the left of the current governor, Andrew Cuomo (Mario Cuomo's son), and has been making these sorts of outdated drug charges an issue.

Re: Manhattan DA's office drops more than 3,000 open marijuana cases

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Post by mancerayder »

Jgrubb wrote: post #5
toomuchtodo wrote: post #2

Will the DA’s office work to overturn previous convictions people are currently serving time for? Not meant to undermine this incredibly progressive action.

> this incredibly progressive action ..that never would've happened if Cuomo didn't feel real heat from Cynthia Nixon.

A complete miss. The Mayor and Council have been moving in the direction of ceasing to prosecute lesser crimes for several years. But more importantly the DA is an elected position. Nixon and Cuomo's drama is at the state level and pretty far removed. NYS hasn't legalized cannabis.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_County_District_Att...

Re: Manhattan DA's office drops more than 3,000 open marijuana cases

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Post by viraptor »

swerveonem wrote: post #12

Out of how many open cases total?

According to https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/05/15/us/manhattan-marijuana-...

There's been 5,500 cases in 2017, which is apparently 85% decline compared to pre-2014. So 3k is just over half year's worth.

But that's combined with stopping the possession prosecution this year.

Re: Manhattan DA's office drops more than 3,000 open marijuana cases

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Post by mancerayder »

chimeracoder wrote: post #19
aisengard wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People are so incredibly desperate to attribute things to people who haven't really done anything. I hate Cuomo too, but I'm not going to descend into nonsense peddling in order to fight him. It only serves to undermine any actual effort of resistance to the man.

> People are so incredibly desperate to attribute things to people who haven't really done anything. I hate Cuomo too, but I'm not going to descend into nonsense peddling in order to fight him. It only serves to undermine any actual effort of resistance to the man. The New York State political machine is incredibly corrupt and interconnected. And Cuomo himself is more powerful and influential at all levels of state g…

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.

Re: Manhattan DA's office drops more than 3,000 open marijuana cases

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Post by MichaelApproved »

danschumann wrote: post #24

I'm from Wisconsin.... I reallly wish someone would get on the ball legalizing it here.

Vote for those who advocate for it. Take your friends and family to the polls with you.

If you have extra money, donate to those politicians. Even a $10 donation is helpful.

Re: Manhattan DA's office drops more than 3,000 open marijuana cases

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Post by everdev »

kevmo wrote: post #25

This is likely stemming at least in part from Cynthia Nixon's strong run for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York. She is running to the left of the current governor, Andrew Cuomo (Mario Cuomo's son), and has been making these sorts of outdated drug charges an issue.

I think the majority like the idea but surprised there isn't a financial effort from the prison and associated industries to fight the idea. If it works though, it's a huge win for getting minor offenders out of concrete cages.
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