Bruno Mars Drug Case Dismissed in Las Vegas
Yesterday a Las Vegas judge dismissed Grammy-winner Bruno Mars' drug case after determining that he successfully completed his year-long probation requirements. Mars was initially arrested in 2010 in a drug bust at the Hard Rock and entered a guilty plea to the Nevada crime of cocaine possession. As part of his probation Mars paid a $2,000 fine, attended drug counseling, completed more than 200 hours of community service, and did not incur any more arrests.
The Nevada crime of cocaine possession occurs when someone knowingly owns or exercises control over cocaine. "Possession" can include deliberately having the drug on your person, in your home, in your car, or somewhere else you exercise control. A typical defense is that the defendant wasn't aware the cocaine was there or that the police performed an illegal search to unearth the cocaine.
The Nevada crime of cocaine possession is punished less seriously than possession with intent to sell, selling drugs, or trafficking. A first or second offense is a category E felony, which means it's usually probationable. But a subsequent offense is a category D felony, which carries one to four years in prison.
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