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You may be eligible for a conditional discharge if you have no prior drug arrests either in New Jersey or in any other state in the country. This informational blog post was provided by Jason A. Volet, an experienced New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer.
Charges can range from jail to mandatory state prison with a mandatory period of parole ineligibility. These types of things depend on what it is you’re allegedly caught selling. This informational blog post was provided by Jason A. Volet, an experienced New Jersey Drug Crime Attorney.
This is a program offered for first-time drug offenders, who were charged with disorderly person offenses. You will be on a formal period of probation, which includes a probation officer, random urine tests, and fines. As long as your successfully complete your probation with no new arrests, the…
As a Monmouth County Drug Crime Attorney, I see people that are addicted to drugs ask me what can happen if they are caught stealing their doctor’s prescription pad. I advise clients that this is a serious offense and you can be accused of theft and convicted of…
Possession with intent within 1000 feet of a school zone is slightly different than your normal possession. State prison is mandatory, as well as a period of parole ineligibility. You’d be looking at about nine months additional because you possessed it with an attempt to distribute within a…
Being caught within 500 feet of public housing or a public park elevates that crime up to a second degree. You would be facing a mandatory period in state prison of between five and ten years. You have to understand that what makes it that level is the…
Some possession with intent to distribute will require that you serve some prison time, also with some mandatory period of parole ineligibility. Charges range in degrees from the fourth degree, which would be up to 18 months in state prison, up to a first-degree possession with intent to…
In New Jersey, this is a disorderly person’s offense, which is punishable by up to a maximum of six months in the county jail. Along with that goes fines which range in the neighborhood of about $850 dollars. If you are a first-time offender, you may be eligible…
This is a fourth degree offense, which is punishable by up to 18 months in state prison along with a loss of license and heavy monetary fines. This informational blog post was provided by Jason A. Volet, an experienced New Jersey Marijuana Possession Attorney.
It is a third-degree indictable offense punishable by three to five years in state prison. On top of going to state prison, there is a loss of license, monetary fines, and damage that synthetic marijuana can do to your body. This informational blog post was provided by Jason…