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An Isabella County man accused of illegally growing medical marijuana has entered a plea.
Elijah Lake, 31, who was charged with possession of marijuana and maintaining a drug house, pleaded guilty to the possession charge in Chief Judge Paul Chamberlain's courtroom Friday.
Lake, who has a previous manufacture of marijuana conviction in Macomb County, is scheduled to be sentenced March 8 at 10 a.m., according to court records.
Lake's plea agreement includes no up front jail time, according to court records.
Lake's girlfriend, Corinna Neff, 29, was also charged with possession and maintaining a drug house but both were dropped Friday, according to court records.
Lake and Neff were scheduled to be in Chamberlain's courtroom Friday for a hearing to determine whether former Isabella County Prosecutor Larry Burdick should testify in the case, and on a motion filed by the pair's attorney, Jesse L. Williams of Traverse City, to dismiss the case because a majority of the marijuana plants had been destroyed.
Williams had argued that the destruction of the plants found growing at Lake and Neff's home in Sherman Township would result in an unfair trial.
At the same time, Senior Assistant Prosecutor Stuart Black filed a motion to stop the defense from making Burdick testify.
Lake and Neff were accused of growing medical marijuana in unlocked enclosures, which is a violation of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act.
Neff, a medical marijuana patient and caregiver; and Lake, a medical marijuana patient, were arrested after a Sept. 15, 2011 investigation.
Police testified at a preliminary hearing in November 2011 that medical marijuana plants at the couple's home were not in locked structures.
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Source: themorningsun.com
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Website: Weidman man enters plea in medical marijuana case - The Morning Sun
Elijah Lake, 31, who was charged with possession of marijuana and maintaining a drug house, pleaded guilty to the possession charge in Chief Judge Paul Chamberlain's courtroom Friday.
Lake, who has a previous manufacture of marijuana conviction in Macomb County, is scheduled to be sentenced March 8 at 10 a.m., according to court records.
Lake's plea agreement includes no up front jail time, according to court records.
Lake's girlfriend, Corinna Neff, 29, was also charged with possession and maintaining a drug house but both were dropped Friday, according to court records.
Lake and Neff were scheduled to be in Chamberlain's courtroom Friday for a hearing to determine whether former Isabella County Prosecutor Larry Burdick should testify in the case, and on a motion filed by the pair's attorney, Jesse L. Williams of Traverse City, to dismiss the case because a majority of the marijuana plants had been destroyed.
Williams had argued that the destruction of the plants found growing at Lake and Neff's home in Sherman Township would result in an unfair trial.
At the same time, Senior Assistant Prosecutor Stuart Black filed a motion to stop the defense from making Burdick testify.
Lake and Neff were accused of growing medical marijuana in unlocked enclosures, which is a violation of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act.
Neff, a medical marijuana patient and caregiver; and Lake, a medical marijuana patient, were arrested after a Sept. 15, 2011 investigation.
Police testified at a preliminary hearing in November 2011 that medical marijuana plants at the couple's home were not in locked structures.
News Hawk- TruthSeekr420 420 MAGAZINE
Source: themorningsun.com
Author: Susan Field
Contact: | The Morning Sun
Website: Weidman man enters plea in medical marijuana case - The Morning Sun
