BUELNA v. STATE

No. 20S04-1404-CR-243.

20 N.E.3d 137 (2014)

Joseph K. BUELNA, Appellant (Defendant), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald R. Shuler , Barkes, Kolbus, Rife & Shuler, LLP, Goshen, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Katherine Modesitt Cooper , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


RUSH, Chief Justice.

The severity of a methamphetamine manufacturing offense depends on the weight of "pure or adulterated" drug the defendant manufactures. But the term "adulterated" is ambiguous in the context of the manufacturing process, which has led to divergent interpretations of how to define, and consequently how to weigh, "adulterated" methamphetamine. We construe "adulterated" methamphetamine as a final product, not the total weight of an intermediate mixture...

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