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Marijuana Law – Keyed to Mikos
Washington v. Gladstone
Facts
Gladstone was spoke to Douglas MacArthur Thompson, without knowing he was an agent of the police, and told him that he knew someone, Kent, who might be willing to sell him marijuana. Gladstone did not know the Kent’s address, however, he sketched him directions to his location. Thompson went to Kent’s residence and bought marijuana. Subsequently, Kent was arrested and convicted of selling Thompson approximately eight ounces of marijuana, and Gladstone was found guilty of aiding and abetting Kent in the unlawful sale of marijuana. At trial, Thompson did not testify that that Gladstone had previously interacted with Kent, that Kent and Gladstone were working together, or any conduct that one can infer that Gladstone was connected to Kent’s marijuana sale. Moreover, Gladstone, at trial, testified that he knew where Kent lived because he was a student at his university, and he drove him home one day from the student union. Additionally, Gladstone testified that the encounter with Thompson occurred differently. Gladstone indicated that Thompson asked him if he knew Kent, before Gladstone even mentioned his name.
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