Legal Question in Criminal Law in Maryland
my boyfriend had got lock up for three bags of pot he never got lock up before can you please help me what you think might happending
2 Answers from Attorneys
On a first offense it is possible to keep his record clean and get probation before judgment. His best chance for that is with a lawyer, either private, like myself, or the public defender. He should make arrangements with a lawyer now, rather than wait to the last minute.
When a person is arrested, a commissioner makes a preliminary assessment of the risk to public safety and the risk of failure to appear. If your boyfriend has ever failed to appear, even for a non-jailable traffic ticket, then the commissioner might have set a bail. The commissioner's decision is reviewed by a judge, if the person does not post bail in the meantime.
Usually, a person without a prior record would be given a chance to avoid having a conviction for simple posession of narcotics. However, the maximum penalty for possession of marijuana is a year in jail.
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