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Dormicum Offenses: Quantitatively Severe Case Upheld

Case Number 21 08 123
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The appellate court upheld the lower court's decision that the defendant's offenses involving the drug Dormicum constituted a quantitatively severe case under Article 19 Paragraph 2 lit. a of the Narcotics Act. The court reasoned that the threshold for a severe case, previously established by 1999 expert opinions based on the psychoactive substance Midazolam's potential for dependency and lethal mixed intoxications (set at 27 or 36 grams), remained valid despite the age of the reports, as the defendant provided no new scientific evidence to discredit them, and current knowledge confirms the significant dangers and risks associated with benzodiazepines like Midazolam, noting that the defendant significantly exceeded the threshold quantity of 2,400 tablets (36,000 mg).

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Art. 19 Ziff. 2 lit. a BetmG, Art. 1 BetmG, Art. 19 Ziff. 1 BetmG; Dormicum Offenses: Quantitatively Severe Case Upheld: a of the Narcotics Act. The court reasoned that the threshold for a severe case, previously established by 1999 expert opinions based on the psychoactive substance Midazolam's potential for dependency and lethal mixed intoxications (set at 27 or 36 grams), remained valid despite the age of the reports, as the defendant provided no new scientific evidence to discredit them, and current knowledge confirms the significant dangers and risks associated with benzodiazepines like Midazolam, noting that the defendant significantly exceeded the threshold quantity of 2,400 tablets (36,000 mg).

Keywords

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narcotics offenses substance dependency moderately serious case new evidence offenses against legal certainty expert opinion

Cited Legislation

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Art. 19 Ziff. 2 lit. a BetmG
This article is cited as the basis for qualifying the offense as a quantitatively serious case (mengenmässig schwerer Fall) in the final decision.
Art. 1 BetmG
Leitsatz: · Art. 19 Ziff.
Art. 19 Ziff. 1 BetmG
The accused is held guilty of multiple violations of this article, committed as a serious case under Art. 19 Ziff. 2 lit. a BetmG.
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Art. 19 Ziff. 2 lit. a BetmG

This article is cited as the basis for qualifying the offense as a quantitatively serious case (mengenmässig schwerer Fall) in the final decision.

Art. 19 Ziff. 1 BetmG

The accused is held guilty of multiple violations of this article, committed as a serious case under Art. 19 Ziff. 2 lit. a BetmG.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · II. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · Strafrecht

Entscheiddatum: · 16.12.2008

Fallnummer: · 21 08 123

LGVE: · 2009 I Nr. 52

Leitsatz: · Art. 19 Ziff. 2 lit. a BetmG. Mengenmässig schwerer Fall nach Art. 19 Ziff. 2 lit. a BetmG mit dem Medikament Dormicum.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.