April 23, 2004 |
2004-R-0388 | |
MARIJUANA POSSESSION AND RELATED OFFENSES | ||
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By: Susan Price, Associate Attorney | ||
You asked for Judicial Department statistics on case dispositions and fines for possession of less than four ounces of marijuana (CGS 21a-279(c)) or possession of drug paraphernalia (CGS § 21a-277(c)) during the last fiscal year. The following information was provided by legislative liaison Stephen Ment.
Total revenue from fines and forfeitures under CGS § 21a-279(c) was $ 279,829; revenue data is not available concerning CGS § 21a-277(c) offenses. No recidivism data was available from the department.
Table 1: Dispositions FY 2002-03
Prosecutions |
Bond Forfeited |
Dismissed |
Guilty |
Nolle |
Other* | |
21a-279(c) |
10, 563 |
41 |
3,442 |
3,447 |
3,586 |
47 |
21a-277(c) |
319 |
0 |
26 |
13 |
279 |
1 |
Table 2: Average Sentence, Fine, and Offender Age
Offense |
Sentence |
Fine** |
Age |
21a-279(c) |
54 days |
$ 100 |
26. 5 years |
21a-277(c) |
808 days |
36 |
32 |
* e. g. , charge merged with another case
** No fines were imposed in 1,783 of the 3,447 marijuana possession convictions and in 12 of the 13 paraphernalia possession convictions
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