· 7/29/1982
Tobacco Accessories and Novelty Craftsmen Merchants Association of Louisiana v. David C. Treen, as Governor of Louisiana
Citations
- 681 F.2d 378
- 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 16987
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that a vendor incurs no liability “unless he believes or intends that the ambivalent item will be used” with drugs
- “[t]he ‘intended for use’ language applies to the state of mind of the individual charged with the offense of selling, distributing, or displaying drug paraphernalia”
- drug paraphernalia statute addresses due process problem in part by providing examples
- \intended for use\ language in state statute applies to \ambivalent\ items
- Louisiana statute did not contain “reasonably should know” language
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Coleman, Gar-Wood, Politz
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