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How Criminal Defense Attorneys Defend Drug Crimes

By Steven Rodriguez

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In California, most drug crimes are charged and prosecuted as felonies (see our Nov. 21 post). Conviction carries stiff legal penalties, often including prison time, high fines, confiscation of assets, loss of driver’s license and registration as a narcotics offender. Repeat convictions can result in even more severe penalties and lengthy mandatory sentences through California’s Three Strikes Law. Prior convictions, the type and quantity of the drugs involved and whether they were for sale or personal use affect how the crime is charged and punished. A few drug crimes are charged as misdemeanors such as possession of marijuana (cannabis), being under the influence of a drug and possession of drug-related items, or paraphernalia, such as pipes, bongs, etc...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on November 24, 2008 (boomark / email).

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