Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

HELP !! My husband is currently incarcerated in lake county FL, he was arrested a week ago for possession of roxicodone, posession of hydrocodone & poss. of paraphanelia, He gave the detectives some information & they were considering releasing him until they seen he had 2 active marion county warrants 1 for trafficking hydrocodone 4-13 grams & driving with no valid license 2nd offense & the other was for retail petit theft & resisting a merchant, He asked me to try to find out what kind of outcome can he expect, he estimates he will serve about 4-6 months in lake county but hes not sure about marion, hes not sure if he will go to county jail or prison, if anyone has any feedback or input on this situation please share!


Asked on 2/18/12, 7:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joseph Vredevelt Best Vredevelt & Associates

Your husband faces a minimum mandatory sentence of three years on the Marion County hydrocodone trafficking charge. That means if he took a plea now without the state waiving the min/man the court would have no discretion to give any less than three years. Of course he could be sentenced to up to 30 years as trafficking of any amount over 4 grams is a 1st degree felony. Typically in these cases you don't go over the 3 years. He faces possible additional time for his other charges from out of county. It would be wise to get an attorney that will be able to work both cases in the different counties to try to work it out so doesn't have to suffer the possibility of doing time in one county and then get transported to the other and do additional time. You can contact me at 305.670.3119 if you have any further questions.

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Answered on 2/19/12, 1:12 am


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