Thursday, November 19, 2015

What are the Likely Penalties for 1st Time Marijuana & Paraphernalia Possession in FL? ~ Chosen as "Best Answer" by Asker on AVVO ~ Call Michael A. Haber, Esq. @ 1-888-SHARK-8-1

Q:     I am facing my first marijuana possession charge less than 20 grams and paraphernalia. what are my likely penalties?  I am a disabled vet who was medically retired from the marine corps in 2012 after 8 years. I was only in possession of 2 grams tops plus 2 pipes and a grinder. I was completely cooperative with the police when I was approached due to an anonymous complaint that I was selling pot and hash oil from my house. I allowed the sheriffs to search my house which is when I told them i was in possession of a small amount.



A:     Selected as "Best Answer" by Asker on www.AVVO,com


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Answered . If this is your first offense then it is almost certain that you will be eligible for a diversionary program.

Diversion is a program which is designed to make you think twice about future criminality by way of making you jump through a series of proverbial hoops during a period of supervision, successful completion of which results in a dismissal. The program is owned and operated by the State Attorney's Office and they have absolute and unequivocal discretion as to whether to admit you, keep you or "graduate" you from their program.

Knowing that, the question now is whether or not diversion is right for you. There may or may not be viable defenses to the charges, affirmative or otherwise, or there may be factual, legal, procedural or substantive mechanisms by which to attack and beat the charges without going through diversion.

The best way for you to get competent advise is going to be to have a face-to-face meeting with a criminal defense lawyer who can follow-up on your information with questions of her/his own, as well as review the police reports and citations and then offer an informed opinion.

Please take a look at both Avvo Legal Guide and my YouTube Webisode on Diversion in Florida. They both contain a great deal of information on the subject and should be helpful to you. For your convenience a link to both follow:

Michael A. Haber, Esq.'s AVVO Legal Guide on Pre-Trial intervention / Diversion: What is it and is it right for me? - http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/pre-trial-intervention--diversion-what-is-it-and-is-it-right-for-me


Haber PA's YouTube Webisode on Diversion In Florida YouTube Webisode -https://youtu.be/23JAu2eFhcM

I hope that I have been helpful in answering your question.
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