Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Hampshire

Re: First time offense drug charge

Get a lawyer and quit carrying drugs...

Re: First time offense drug charge

In a drug case there are many issues.

First, there is no easy answer to your question without more specific information. For instance, every judge and prosecutor is different. What you can expect varies in each court.

Second, you need to talk to a lawyer to determine if the police even have a case. What appears to the untrained eye as an open and shut can be a dead looser for the police. A motion to suppress evidence based upon an improper stop or illegal search can lead to evidence being tossed out of court. No drugs = no conviction!

Third, even if the case does not have problem, a lawyer will give you more bargaining power to get the case placed on file or perhaps even dismissed, because the police know the lawyer can always make them go to trial.

Finally, you need to determine other issues that could be a future problem for you. For instance, a conviction of drug possession can lead the DMV to revoke your license to drive (even if the offense did not involve a car).

As far as court goes, enter a not guilty plea and do yourself a favor and talk to a lawyer that dedicates their practice to criminal defense.

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