Chicago Criminal Lawyer’s Blog

How can you prove a controlled substance was used in the tobacco smoking device Mike Phelps used.  I don’t know about other states but in Illinois you still have to prove the substance is cannabis.  The government is just caring about press rather than their duty to seek justice controlled with ability to prove their case.  The government has no good faith basis to prosecute because their is no way they can prove that the substance was cannabis.  Justice also means that you do not prosecute just because it is popular, but rather you prosecute because you have a reasonable likely hood of sustaining a conviction.  If not then you are persecuting not prosecuting.

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