Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Attempting To Share a Perscription Medication

My wife and I live in Ca. My brother lives elsewhere. He asked me if I could send him some of my Vicodin. I had my wife mail it and was caught, we also used a phony sender name. The DA is charging us with (a felony and a Misdamenor) transportation of a controlled substance and using someone else's name to commit a crime. Our attorney says one or both of us will have to go to jail for about 30 days.

We are upstanding members of our community both about 60. Property owners, and professional people. 1 st offense of any kind Can this be right? ** Can we avoid going to jail?** We could loose our jobs, our property, and our reputations.

How can we get this reduced to misdamenors or dismissed?


Asked on 9/11/05, 1:50 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
JOSEPH SHEMARIA LAW OFFICES OF JOSEPH SHEMARIA

Re: Attempting To Share a Perscription Medication

Unless there are other very adverse facts undisclosed, you are receiving very, very poor representation. I respond on this site to help people like you, not to get new business. But being in the criminal defense profession for 35 years, in the same age and in the same socio-economic category as you, my conscience would not allow me NOT to tell you to get new counsel immediately! Even in Crescent City, Del Norte County, this is outrageous.

This response is available to viewing by the world and the lawyers in your community, so enough said. If you would like to contact me, I am available at email address LawGuru.com provides. I will be in Portland on Wednesday on another case.

Joseph Shemaria, Esq.

www.CriminalDefenseLawyers.com

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Answered on 9/11/05, 3:02 am
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: Attempting To Share a Perscription Medication

You live in quite a delusional world, where felony charges should be dismissed because of your 'station in life'. You admitted you knew your conduct was wrong when you used phony sender names to try to shield yourselves.

If you don't believe or trust your current attorney's assessment of the case, or that of the experienced DA making the offer, then you can get a second attorney's opinion, or find someone who will tell you what you want to hear. The bottom line is that you can always go to trial if you think the deal offered is not 'right'.

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Answered on 9/11/05, 5:57 pm


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