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1  continuous preliminary hearing. I would ask for the

2  defendant to waive that so for purposes

3       MR. SASNETT: I would advise him to do that. I would

4  suggest the cases I cited, I have printed out copies.

5       MR. ADAMS: Your Honor, if I may, there is ample

6  evidence to hold him to answer. It is clear he was

7  cultivating marijuana.

8       THE COURT: There is no question he is cultivating

9  marijuana. The question I have is whether or not, given

10 the documentation that has been submitted at the

11 preliminary hearing, if there is an affirmative defense 

12 that makes it noncriminal cultivation.

13      I have to be able to determine that there is

14 reasonable cause to believe a crime has been committed

15 and in fact there is a lot of things you may do, under

16 some circumstances that may be illegal but you can bring

17 a police officer in here and say he is carrying a weapon

18 that doesn't necessarily mean he is committing a crime.

19 Whereas if you can establish he is an ex-felon or that

20 it is a registered weapon, it does. Submit it?

21      MR. ADAMS: I understand what you are saying, your

22 Honor. However, I am somewhat at a disadvantage today

23 because I have handled this case at the last minute which

24 is why I recommend to your Honor that he be held to answer

25 today based on the strength of the evidence and both

26 sides be allowed to fully brief the issues and present the

27 law to yourself.

28      The fact that Mr Sasnett just cited three cases
							

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