Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

Re: criminal sales of a controled substance

Assuming a small amount of cocaine, crack or heroin, the maximun sentence is 8 and 1/3 to twenty five years, the minimum is 1 to 3 years, but a plea bargain can reduce it to probation, a likely outcome in New York City for a first offender. Your sentence depends on your age, past record, location and efforts at rehabilitation. You are entitled to hear the tape after indictment.

Re: criminal sales of a controled substance

It depends upon what degree of sale you are

charged with, although I would bet that

at a minimum you could see 8 1/3 to 25 years

Yes, you are entitled to listen to the tapes

but only after you are indicted