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I have run clients through the drug court system. It is pretty much as a I summarized it. It is very straight forward. Much like your New York system. The difference is no promises or final determinations made while in the program. The accused has to perform first.

It would be interesting to note. 100% of all people in the program were caught red handed trying to get drugs. No user case has ever been contructed into a drug court case using the resources which have been marshaled SPECIFICALLY for Rush's pedestrian case.

I would not be so quick to dismiss the exposure to danger of jail or prison. (there is a difference) The prosecutor is fishing for a non-drug court eligible charge like money laundering, or possession of dealer quantities of a controlled substance. Since entry into the drug court system is mechanically determined, an inelgible charge would be a political triumph for this political case.

The charge alone is enough. They don't need to win against Rush. Afterwards they can claim he "bought" justice with a high priced lawyer. Just sour grapes.

I'm using the term "jail" in the common parlance. Of course I know the difference between "prison" "jail" and the local county penitentiary. Individuals are held in jail before the case is adjudicated, and if incarceration is less than a year, then the criminal serves the term in the county penitentiary. If incarceration is a year or longer, we're talking state prison time here in New York. I usually avoid these nuances, only because everyone understands the word "jail" to mean incarceration. OK?

No user case has ever been contructed into a drug court case using the resources which have been marshaled SPECIFICALLY for Rush's pedestrian case.

I suspected as much. The legal case against Rush is a total sham. It is meant strictly to damage him.

But he had to suspect they were going to do this to him if he was caught, right? So in a way, this is a consequence of his using. He had to know enemies of his would be unfair in every way in this matter.

I just hope Rush stays clean. Heck, he probably lost his hearing over using. He's got a serious addiction working -- the next consequence could be overdose and death, and I sure don't want that for him!