A woman spent 90 days in jail and almost a year on work release after pleading guilty to possession of the drug Buspirone. Problem: Buspirone is perfectly legal and had been prescribed by her doctor. Here is the full story. (Found on the Volokh Conspiracy, which got it from Ken Lammers, who got it from...)
What's the problem here? Prosecutor, defense attorney, and judge malpractice? Lack of full trial? Excessive prosecution of low-level drug crimes? Use of criminal justice where treatment is warranted?
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