QUESTION
do i have a case agaist a meth possesion charge
Asked on Nov 07th, 2015 on Criminal Law - South Carolina
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on dec !0 was pulled over. searched found an empty bag. I was issued no citations at all. officer kept the bag and did not return my liscense never said why I was pulled over and let me leave. I went got me a new liscense. I left and never heard anything until 11 months later when they came and locked me up for possession and said it was cuz the bag tested positive for residue 11 months ago. I am now a working mother and drug free for 9 months and all of a sudden I get this crazy charge from a traffic stop I was let go from and not charged with anything and I had 0 meth on me.this charge will ruin my life that I have worked so hard to build over the last year. can I beat this.
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This answer does not create a lawyer/client relationship. You would be well advised to hire a criminal lawyer as possession is codified in S.C. Code Ann. SECTION 44¿53¿375. Possession, manufacture and trafficking of methamphetamine and cocaine base and other controlled substances; penalties. (A) A person possessing less than one gram of methamphetamine or cocaine base, as defined in Section 44¿53¿110, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction for a first offense, must be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. For a first offense the court, upon approval of the solicitor, may require as part of a sentence, that the offender enter and successfully complete a drug treatment and rehabilitation program.
Thus, if found guilty, you could face up to 3 years in prison, up to five thousand dollars in fines or both.
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Dr. Michael G. Sribnick, Esq.
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Answered on Nov 08th, 2015 at 1:44 PM