Ohio lawmakers are moving quickly to override a state
Supreme Court ruling that prosecutors fear could delay and shorten sentences
for suspects caught with cocaine.
The state Senate is expected to take up the legislation that
deals with the weight of the cocaine in drug cases after lawmakers in the House
unanimously approved the proposal this past week.
It would allow sentences to be based on the entire weight of
the cocaine, including filler material such as baking soda, instead of the
amount of pure cocaine.
The Ohio Supreme Court in late December ruled that the
sentences must be based on how much pure cocaine the suspects had.
The state Attorney General's office says only two states,
New York and Georgia, require purity tests for cocaine in some cases.
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