However, since the state Supreme Court has already ruled the law is valid, he does not see this case being anything more than a regular criminal trial.
During a hearing Friday, Circuit Judge John Few ruled there is no reason to delay the trial, despite claims from Curtis' attorney that there are civil matters being appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court that could declare the state's urine sales law illegal.
Few denied this motion, saying anyone facing criminal conviction could fight the law indefinitely with appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court to delay going to trial.
Robert Childs, Curtis' attorney, said he plans to bring evidence that prosecutors are singling out his client and not going after other people selling urine kits. Curtis' kit contains a plastic bag of urine, duct tape, instructions, heating pads and a label saying it is not to be used for a drug test.
"You can take a shower with it. Drink it. Do whatever you want with it.
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Fertilize a garden," Childs said of other urine uses.
At times, exchanges in the hour-long hearing got heated over questions of evidence.
At one point, the defense claimed Wal-Mart also sold urine kits. The prosecution quickly replied that the urine in question was deer, not human, and in the hunting section. This led Few to question the defense on its case.
"You got any human urine?" Few asked.
"Yes, sir, we got a lot of it," Childs answered.
Assistant Solicitor Mindy Hervey said the prosecution is not targeting Curtis and if there is evidence other people in Greenville sell urine kits, they too will be prosecuted.
"I am one woman in a small county and I do not have nationwide jurisdiction," she said in court. "We would be happy to prosecute others."
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