Weapon and Narcotic Offenses
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SPECTACULAR RESULT! THE CLIENT HAD BEEN INDICTED AND CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO IMPORT AT LEAST 5 KILOS AND LESS THAN 45 KILOS OF MARIJUANA.
On May 22, 2018, our client appeared for sentencing in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, after having pled guilty to the charge of conspiracy to import 5 – 45 kilos of marijuana into the State of Maryland.
Judge Mason after hearing argument at sentencing by Abigail Scott of our office and, thereafter, realizing that the client had extensive mitigation, entered a finding of Probation Before Judgment with one-year unsupervised probation. Probation Before Judgment stays the finding of guilt and gives the client no conviction for this event.
The Court’s sentence was well reasoned and right on the mark. The sentencing memorandum prepared by this office laid the foundation for Judge Mason’s sentencing. Probation Before Judgment is rarely, if ever, offered to defendants facing a charge such as this. Judge Mason demonstrated judicial integrity by taking a chance on our client.
Kudos to Abigail for a job well done!
Results speak for themselves:
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, our client was charged with illegal possession of four handguns including two semi-automatic weapons. Our client and this office maintained the client’s innocence from the outset. The State continued to prosecute this matter in spite of many fatal flaws in the evidence. Justice prevailed on June 14, 2013 when a jury returned the verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
In the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, our client was granted Probation Before Judgement on the charge of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine. The Defendant pled guilty in 2003 and was sentenced on September 29, 2010. The Court granted the Defendant Probation before Judgment, backdated (nunc pro tunc) to September 29, 2007, which allowed the Defendant to file for an immediate expungement of police and court records.
In the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, appeared for trial September of 2010, for the alleged crimes of possession of marijuana and possession of PCP. Motion to dismiss granted. All charges dismissed.