Legal Question in Criminal Law in South Carolina

Re: intent to distribute a controlled substance

You haven't indicated which Virginia jurisdiction(city or county)is involved which could make a significant difference in addressing your first question.(The $4000 cash would definitely be considered an indicia of the intent to distribute)

Even a simple possession charge of crack cocaine

I believe is classified as a Class 5 felony in Virginia and, therefore, carries the possibility of a penitentiary sentence.

The defendant should make every effort to dispose of the Virginia charge before he enters a plea to the one in N. Carolina since matters are likely to go much harder for him in Virginia if the authorites in the Commonwealth learn of the N. Carolina conviction before sentencing him in Virginia.

Re: intent to distribute a controlled substance

I can't tell you whether or not to plead guilty to the SC charge, as I don't know the facts nor have I seen the evidence. Assuming that pleading is what your friend wants, there is another option that has worked well for a lot of people. That is, to tell the solicitor that he wants to plead "stright up." That means that he is not accepting the 100 day deal, rather he is pleading and leaving the sentence up to the judge. I have see people do that and get probation. However, I must warn you that the fact that he was arrested again in VA on another drug charge might make probation unlikely. Please do not take this in any way as being advise. I am simply telling you that there might be alternatives. Again, before I would actually tell a person what I think they should do, I would need to know the facts of the arrest and see the evidence. Good luck.