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Dallas Drug Possession Lawyer / Attorney
Plano Texas, McKinney, Allen, Frisco,
Collin County, Denton, and Dallas
Aggressive, Trial
Experienced, Former Prosecutor
Dallas Drug
Crimes
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A successful defense against
drug related crimes charge includes an investigation into the police
procedures and methods resulting in the seized evidence,
and whether those methods were proper and lawful. Often
times these cases turn on the actions of the police – if
they were improper, then the court should suppress the seized
evidence. In a drug case, that usually results in a dismissal
or is evidence the jury cannot consider.
There are times where
the police actions are lawful, but the accused person has
strong reasons for deserving a lighter sentence than that
offered by the prosecutor. In those cases, there are methods
for the accused person to seek a more favorable punishment
from a jury or the judge. All too often innocent individuals
are swept into drug investigations and criminal charges
due to their unknowingly association with drug activity
– often the innocent person did not know their friend, boyfriend,
or girlfriend was involved in drug activity.
Drug crimes are defined by
1) type of drug,
2) quantity of drug,
and 3) method of
committing the offense. Criminal penalties range from
a Class B Misdemeanor (example – Marijuana “simple possession”)
to a First Degree Felony (example – Possession with Intent
to Deliver more than 4 grams). Every drug offense punishment
includes incarceration in the county jail or prison and/or
a fine up to as much as $10,000. Community Supervision (probation)
may be available as an alternative to incarceration, but
will include many conditions, such as drug counseling.
Drug crimes include the
following:
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Conspiracy
- Cultivation - Delivery
- Possession - Possession
with Intent to Deliver
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Distribution
- Trafficking - Transporting
- Possession of Chemicals for Manufacturing
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Manufacturing Controlled
Substances
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Just like in a
DWI
case, a conviction for a drug offense can result in a number
of consequences other than just the criminal penalty. The
most notable consequence is criminal convictions affect
the rest of your life. From a single drug conviction (no
matter how minor or major), a person may receive a
Driver’s License Suspension,
may not be able to get a job, and may not be able to receive
financial aid to attend college.
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