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The Risks of Narcotics Dealing

By M. James Jenkins, Esq.

In Pensacola and Florida, as well as throughout the entire country, we often hear stories in the news media about people?s homes being searched by law enforcement who discover all types of incriminating evidence. The majority of these stories, but certainly not all, involve the seizure of narcotics. As we heard heard in Glenn Frey's 1985 hit song Smuggler's Blues: "I'm sorry it went down like this, someone had to lose, It's the nature of the business, it's the smuggler's blues," sooner or later, someone who chooses to distribute or sell narcotics is going to lose - it's the nature of the business, they will be arrested and face, in most cases, a lengthy time in prison. We have all heard ?a man?s home is his castle.? In 1644, English jurist Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) was quoted as saying: 'For a man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium' ('One's home is the safest refuge for all')...continue to full post

Full post as published by Florida Criminal Law Blog on October 10, 2009 (boomark / email).