Felony Drug Possession Charge Dismissed; Probation For Marijuana Possession

Our client was charged with felony Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, misdemeanor Possession of a Controlled Substance, misdemeanor Possession of a Small Amount of Marijuana, and Possession of Paraphernalia. The drug involved in the felony drug possession charge was crack cocaine, and the amount in question could have triggered a 1-2 year mandatory sentence in a state correctional facility.

We quickly learned that our client had merely been on the scene when the police busted her friend’s house where the drugs were hidden.  The police had charged our client in an effort to scare her into testifying against her friend.  But in our client’s neighborhood, testifying for the police was more dangerous than going to jail, so we had to litigate.

We extracted significant favorable testimony for our client at the preliminary hearing and used it at the trial on her behalf.  Following trial, the judge dismissed all charges against our client except for Possession of Marijuana, which she admitted.  We were successful in convincing the judge to place our client on a special type of probation that enabled us to have her record expunged.  She is now free of any criminal record for felony drug possession or the other charges.

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