Court affirms pure weight marijuana conviction
A state appellate court upheld the Lukens case finding the pure weight standard valid during the two years it governed. Chemist testified 1.8 ounces of marijuana were pure, with tests showing no mature stalks or seeds. Lukens was convicted of third degree criminal sale of marijuana and seventh degree hashish possession. He received five years probation. The defense seeks Supreme Court review on weight standards and notice issues.
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State Supreme Court
Rochester
Peter E. Lukens Jr
Geddes
USA
Walter T. Gorman
John A. Chando
Lukens
Robert Strader
Strader
Gorman
Terrance J. Hoffmann
Chando
Gail N. Uebelhoer
Hoffmann
Court of Appeals
Tri Hoffmann
D.A
Man charged after firing rifle during street chase
Milford A. Brosseit, 44, of 3412 James St, is charged with first degree reckless endangerment and menacing after allegedly firing a .22 caliber rifle at his wife while chasing her down Marcellus Street around 1 a.m. Police stopped his vehicle at West and Marcellus, confiscating a .22 rifle.
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Milford A. Brosseit
James St
Marcellus Street
West and
Marcellus Streets
Brosseit
Ex-deputy freed on 1500 dollar bail in burglary case
Louis J. Nicoletti 34 of 182 Steuben St was arraigned in City Court on first degree burglary and third degree assault. He was remanded to the Public Safety Building with out bail for a mental examination, then bail set at 1500 dollars. The incident allegedly involved forcible entry into his former girlfriend Frances J. Snyder’s apartment and an assault. Snyder works for the Onondaga Law Enforcement Mobile Radio District. Mitigating details include a 15 month dating relationship terminated before the charges. Police and sheriff’s investigators continue.
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Onondaga County
Louis J. Nicoletti
Steuben St
J. Richard Sardino
Sardino
Public Safety Building
Onondaga
Patrick Cunningham
Nicoletti
Frances J. Snyder
Onondaga Law Enforcement Mobile Radio District
Sheriff's Department
John C. Dillon
West Genesee band to be honored after national win
The West Genesee High School Wildcat Marching Band, national field show champions, will be honored at a 2:30 p.m. ceremony at the high school athletic field. County officials will present a proclamation naming the day West Genesee Wildcats Band Day, with reception to follow for co directors Burritt and Rerishaw.
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West Genesee High School Wildcat
St. Petersburg
Fla
Herbert Melleney
Kenneth D. Osborne
John H. Mulroy
West Genesee Wildcats
Onondaga County
James F. Salanger
Kenneth L. Bush
Bruce Burritt
Jeff Rerishaw
West Genesee
Clyde Ohl
North Syracuse boy injured in bicycle crash near Cicero
An 11 year old North Syracuse boy, John Gouchie of 607 LeRoy Road, was hospitalized at St Josephs Hospital after riding his bicycle into a moving car yesterday in the Penn Can Mail parking lot Cicero. He was treated for head neck and chest injuries. The car was driven by Patricia E Levy 37 of Brewerton 8799 Larchmont Drive. A witness said he looked back over his shoulder when the collision occurred.
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North Syracuse
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kcials
John Gouchie
LeRoy Road
Star
Penn Can Mail
Cicero
Gouchie
Patricia E. Levy
Larchmont Drive
Brewerton
Henninger Student Wins VFW Radio Script Contest
Tara Curley of Henninger High School won first place in the VFW My Role in Americas Future contest, sponsored by Mattydale VFW Post, with 27 rivals. She will be honored at a Moravia dinner, sharing the stage with runners up Mary Wall and Chris Dominic, as national prize offers a 10000 dollar scholarship.
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Tara Curley
Henninger
Mary Wall
East Syracuse Minoa High School
Chris Dominic
VFW
U.S
National Association of Broadcasters
Fire Destroys Parts Of Saga ar Apartments
Fire investigators probe cause of an early morning blaze at Saga ar Apartments 666 W Onondaga damaging four floors. Flames started in apartment 33 around 12 17 a m with a second alarm at 12 23 a m. Residents evacuated safely as flames spread through walls. basement unit hit hardest. Fire under control by 1 a m and most units back by 3 a m.
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Sagaar
Onondaga. 1
Economics stall prison reforms and the ACLU
Alvin J. Bronstein of the ACLU National Prison Project argues prisons are overused and alternatives would cost less while rehabilitating most inmates. He cites research finding weak links between crime and incarceration, notes racial disparities, and calls for gradual releases, end to indeterminate sentencing, and expanded prisoner rights within security limits.
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Alvin J. Bronstein
ACLU
National Prison Project
Bronstein
Syracuse
New York
New York Civil Liberties Union
United States
South Africa
Soviet Union
Mississippi
Nevada
Colorado
Congress
Cal
Magnarelli pushes stronger city affirmative action policy
City Council President Armand Magnarelli pledged to require vendors with city contracts to maintain a working minority employment plan. At an Affirmative Action reception hosted with Dr. Robert Pritchard, Magnarelli urged moving beyond mere goals to measurable results. Councilor Joseph Nicoletti backs a resolution for minority employment goals on Community Development contracts, targeting 15 percent for CD funded work and specific splits for contract sizes. The measure faces committee review with clarifications to define minority status.
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Armand Magnarelli
Baldwinsville
Robert Pritchard
Magnarelli
Lee Alexander
Pritchard
Joseph Nicoletti
Nicoletti
Niteat Craver
Syracuse student elected Campus Keys president at Cazenovia College
Mrs. Jerry OConnell of Syracuse has been elected president of Campus Keys the student hostess organization at Cazenovia College. A merchandising major she will work with the Admissions Office and a group of 30 students who conduct campus tours according to Dean Carolyn Cooney.
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Lerry U Voiiieu
Uaugiecsui
Benefit Roast Planned for Friends of Art Endowment Fund
The second annual Pig Roast and Raku for the Friends of Art Endowment Fund at Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts will be held June 1 at 2 p.m. Hosts Henry and Dolores Gernhardt will welcome guests at their Webb Road home and studio in LaFayette. Reservations can be made via Elinor Konys at Crouse College. For more information contact Dolores Gernhardt at 474-0476. In a separate incident, thieves dismantled a window casing, disabled a burglar alarm, and stole $900 worth of stereo equipment and a television from a city dwelling. Victim Fred Ryan, 24, reported the burglary occurred between 7:50 a.m. and 4 p.m. yesterday.
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Friends of Art Endowment Fund
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts
Henry Gernhardt
Dolores
Webb Road
LaFayette
Elinor Konys
Crouse College
Syracuse University
Dolores Gernhardt
Fred Ryan
Lombard Ave
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Beesley
Howlett Hill Road
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Brossoit
Norman W. Francisco
Francisco
Shelly
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American Civil Liberties Union
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