Possession of Drugs AFTER Proposition 47

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Channel: Shouse Law Group Channel · 2018 · Education

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More info at https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/defense/health-and-safety-code/11350/ 
What is the law re possession of a controlled substance? The penalties and punishment? Is drug diversion available? How to fight the case? In this video, a former district attorney -- now a California criminal defense lawyer -- answers all these questions. 

Health & Safety Code 11350 makes it a crime to have possession of illegal narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, LSD, GHB and other drugs. The crime used to be a felony. But after Proposition 47, it is now only a misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of one year in county jail. Most offenders do qualify for drug version.

A good criminal defense lawyer can fight many charges of Health & Safety Code 11350. Typical defenses include asserting that the drugs were discovered via an illegal search and seizure, that the drugs did not belong to you, or that you were unaware of their presence.

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