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PEOPLE v. SCATENA

63 A.D.2d 687 (1978)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Scatena, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

May 8, 1978

Judgment affirmed.

The sole issue for determination is whether the classification of cocaine as a narcotic drug pursuant to article 220 of the Penal Law is arbitrary, irrational and in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States. Defendant asserts that cocaine is a nonnarcotic stimulant which enhances social interaction with far less potential for abuse than alcohol or tobacco...

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