I have a friend who recently got arrested he was charged with 2 counts of possession2 counts delivery and 1 co
count to conspire. The drug was cocaine. He has no prior drug charges. and the amount was 1 gram. He already served 1 month in prison and is out on home confinment. He has to go back to court. Does anyone know what his odds are, if he will have to go back and serve more time in prison or get so many more months/years of home confinement and then have a bunch of years probation.
2006-09-03 03:26:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
To be honest, it really depends on the location. Sentencing guidelines vary greatly from region to region. However, since it is a first offense, there is a possibilty of a lighter sentence such as rehab/probation.
In regards to the other responses, this is a place to ask questions and receive straight answers. Not a place for people to post their opinions about drug users. If you have something interesting to add please do so, if you just want to pass judgement please go elsewhere.
2006-09-03 04:10:00 · answer #1 · answered by kirbydust 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have enough details like why didn't they dispose of all the cases at the same time or did the offenses occur at different times. If he has additional charges then he will probably serve some time. He has some serious charges, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but 1 month in prison is not going to be payment enough. They have mandatory sentencing and wouldn't be wasting time with conspiracy if they weren't planning to put him away for a long time.You said possession with intent, 1 gram or more, and a conspiracy. Are you sure he wasn't in jail and given and given house arrest, or an "OR" bond, while he awaits trial? He needs a good attorney dude, or he is toast. Minimum 5 but probably a 15-20yrs.
2006-09-03 03:36:15 · answer #2 · answered by bsure32 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband who has served 10.5 years in Texas State Prison says he will get probation on 1 count of possession. As long as everything happened at the same time (all charges are from one incident). The count of delivery was probably because he had more than one bag of cocaine.
2006-09-03 03:32:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to change your circle of friends. He can go back to prison, I don't know what the odds are though or for how long. But that is always a possibility.
2006-09-03 03:28:50 · answer #4 · answered by 'Barn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I could be the Judge, I would send him to a Prison on the Moon for Life!
2006-09-03 03:31:30 · answer #5 · answered by Sentinel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of times it depends on what state u r in. But from family experience if he claims personal use and asks for rehab he could skate
2006-09-03 03:42:11 · answer #6 · answered by joagraf2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He'll go to prison, but it's hard to say for how long. Once out, probation.
2006-09-03 03:55:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a class that you can take called Thinking For a Change. You might want to look into it.
2006-09-03 10:25:44 · answer #8 · answered by Maravista 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The old "A friend of mine" thing huh?
If you have the money, a good attorney, you will get off.If it was up to me, you would be in for at least 10 years, loser.
2006-09-03 03:30:28 · answer #9 · answered by itsallover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hilarious--the bozos here are discussing sentencing and putting him away for life and he HASN'T EVEN BEEN CONVICTED YET. Wake up call for you drones--you have to be convicted before you are considered guilty, and that's when sentencing occurs.
2006-09-03 10:46:56 · answer #10 · answered by surfinthedesert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋