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WHO KNEW?

By JAABLOG

Lawyers fighting drug trafficking cases handled by the Broward SAO's Drug Trafficking Unit (DTU) have been operating under false impressions.  It turns out you can file Motions regarding Suppression, Entrapment, Substantial Assistance, and other issues without fear of reprisal by having all below minimum mandatory offers revoked.  By way of background, DTU handles drug cases (mostly involving pills), carrying fifteen and twenty-five year min/mans.  They tell you that if you dispute the State's evidence via Motions that don't get granted, you are plain and simply going to trial.  Addicts who are in simple possession of maybe twenty-five pain pills are then looking at fifteen years, or twenty-five years for a few additional pills...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on March 17, 2011 (boomark / email).