The Implications of Selling Narcotics in California

Under the California Health and Safety Code 11352 HS, it is illegal for an individual to sell illicit and prescription controlled substances including cocaine, heroin, PCP, GHB, hydrocodone, morphine and codeine. It also states that, "Any individual who possesses for sale, purchase for the intention of sale, transports, imports, furnishes, administers, or distributes a controlled substance which is an unlawful narcotic is guilty of commition a felony crime and can be punished by imprisonment ranging from two to nine years." In the state of California, possessing a controlled substance, with the exception of marijuana, is a felony offense.

Selling Drugs

Law enforcement, the district attorney, judges, prosecutors and the like all take drug sales very seriously. In order for you to be convicted of selling or transporting drugs, the prosecution must prove:

• That you did in fact engaged in one of the acts specified above.
• That you knew of the drug's presence and that it was a controlled substance. If your charge is "transporting," then the prosecutor will additionally have to prove-
• That there was enough of the drug as that it could have been used and that you had some sort of control over the drug. The drugs don't have to be in your grasp at that very moment, even if you had someone else sell the drugs for you that would be sufficient for a conviction.

If you or someone you love has been charged with drug sales, then it would be wise of you to get the advice of an Orange County drug sales attorney at the Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry right away. We will thoroughly investigate the evidence against you in order to make sure you weren't a victim of illegal search and seizure, entrapment or if you had a "lack of knowledge" about the crime.

Contact an Orange County Drug Sales Lawyer at our firm today for a free consultation.