District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2/6/1984
Whyte v. United States
Citations
- 471 A.2d 1018
- 1984 D.C. App. LEXIS 315
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- concluding that “the governmental interest [in the enforcement of the drug laws] is compelling and paramount to appellant’s interest” in the religious use of marijuana”
- refusing to grant religious exemption since “plainly enforcement of the CSA [Controlled Substances Act] directly operates to protect the public from the dangers of drug abuse and its repurcussions”
- refusing to grant religious exemption since \plainly enforcement of the CSA [Controlled Substances Act] directly operates to protect the public from the dangers of drug abuse and its repurcussions\
- interest in protecting society by enforcement of drug laws is compelling interest which outweighed defendant’s interest in possession and distribution of marijuana for religious practices
- assumed that Twelve Tribes of Israel is a bona fide religion and the defendant subscribed to its doctrines
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Judges: Nebeker, MacK, Reilly
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Cites
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- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court· 1972-05-15· cited 3,250×
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 1944-03-27· cited 2,515×
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1879-01-18· cited 1,827×
- United States v. Carolene Products Co.Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 1,175×
- United States v. LeeSupreme Court· 1982-02-23· cited 834×
- Ravin v. StateAlaska Supreme Court· 1975-05-28· cited 199×
- People v. WoodyCalifornia Supreme Court· 1964-08-24· cited 171×
- Romano v. Department of Public Works & BuildingsSupreme Court· 1974-06-10· cited 86×
- United States v. Clifton Ray MiddletonEleventh Circuit· 1982-11-01· cited 74×
- United States v. KuchDistrict of Columbia· 1968-07-01· cited 73×
- State v. WhittinghamCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1973-04-03· cited 32×
- Whitehorn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1977-02-23· cited 25×
- Native American Church of New York v. United StatesS.D. New York· 1979-04-17· cited 23×
- Randall v. WyrickW.D. Missouri· 1977-12-02· cited 22×
- State v. RocheleauSupreme Court of Vermont· 1982-09-07· cited 10×
- Native American Church of New York v. United StatesSecond Circuit· 1980-06-02· cited 6×
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