Most states categorize possession of cocaine charges by weight. possessing less than a gram will result in the lowest level of felony. from there, the weight categories are broken into degrees. the higher the weight, the higher degree of felony charged. new york state uses the measures given in the table below to charge a suspect. amount charge over ⅛ oz. class c felony over ½ oz. class b felony over 2 oz. class a-ii felony over 4 oz. class a-i felony if a suspect is in possession of 20 grams of cocaine how many ounces does he possess? what will be the charge?