Drug Dealing Flashcards
Caselaw
R v Cox
Possession consists of two elements; physical (custody & control) and mental (intention & knowledge).
Liability
Importing
Drug Dealing (Imports Into or Exports From New Zealand)
S6(1)(a) Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
- Import into OR export from New Zealand
- Any Controlled Drug
- Saxton v Police, R v Hancox
- Police v Emerali
Liability
Producing
Drug Dealing (Producing/Manufacturing Any Controlled Drug)
S6(1)(b) Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
- Produce OR Manufacture
- Any Controlled Drug
- R v Rua
- Police v Emerali, R v Strawbridge
Liability
Supplying Class A/B
Drug Dealing (Supplying Any Class A or Class B Controlled Drug)
S6(1)(c) Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
- Supply OR Administer OR Offer to Supply or adminiser OR Otherwise deal in
- Any Class A Controlled Drug OR Any Class B Controlled Drug
- To any other person.
- R v Maginnis, R v During, R v Brown
- Police v Emerali, R v Strawbridge
Liability
Supply Class C to under 18
Drug Dealing (Supplying Class C Controlled Drug to Person Under 18 Years)
S6(1)(d) Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
- Supply OR Administer OR Offer to Supply or adminiser OR Otherwise deal in
- Any Class C Controlled Drug
- To a person under 18 years of age
- R v Maginnis, R v During, R v Brown
- Police v Emerali, R v Strawbridge
- R v Forrest and Forrest
Case Law
Police v Emirali
“The serious offence of possessing a narcotic does not extend to some minute and useless residue of the substance”
Case Law
R v Strawbridge
It is not necessary to establish knowledge on the part of the accused, it will be presumed.
Case Law
R v Rua
The words produce and manufacture cover the creation of controlled drugs by the processes that change the original substances into a controlled drug
Definition of ‘Produce’
Bring something into being or existence from its raw materials or elements
Definition of ‘Manufacturing’
Combining components or processing raw materials to create a new substance
Definition
Definition of ‘Supply’
Distribute, Give, Sell
S2 MODA1975
Definition
Definition of Distribute
Supply drugs to multiple people
Definition
Definition of ‘Giving’?
To hand the drug over so that they can use it for their own purposes
Definition
Definition of Selling?
Exchange the drug for valuable consideration
Definition
Definition of administers?
Introduce into the system of another person
Case Law
R v During
An offer is an intimation to another that he is ready to supply drugs on request
Case Law
R v Brown
Making an offer to supply, with the intention that it be understood as genuine, is an offence
Case Law
R v Forrest & Forrest
The best possible evidence of a victim’s age must be produced