Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance Lawyer in the Dallas Fort Worth Area

If you're facing a Manufacture of a Controlled Substance charge, Delivery of a Controlled Substance charge, or Possession with the Intent to Deliver charge, you need an aggressive Dallas drug lawyer who can effectively defend your rights as well as make sure you understand all your legal options.

A person commits Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance (also called Possession with the Intent to Deliver) if he or she knowingly manufactures, delivers, or possesses with intent to deliver a controlled substance. For example, if a person cooks meth, that would be Manufacture of a Controlled Substance. If a person dealt cocaine, that would be Delivery of a Controlled Substance. Or if a person was arrested with a large amount of crack, crack broken up and packaged in small amounts, or with a lot of cash and drugs on his or her person, that would be Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver (or Possession with the Intent to Deliver).

See Texas Health and Safety Code 481.112, 481.113, and 481.114. A "controlled substance is any substances that is listed in Texas Health and Safety Code Penalty Group 1, Penalty Group 2, Penalty Group 3, or Penalty Group 4.

Punishment Range

Manufacture or Delivery of a controlled substance under penalty groups 1-4 (above) can range from a state jail felony (carrying a range of punishment of 180 days to 2 years in the state jail facility and up to a $10,000.00 fine) to an enhanced first degree felony (carrying a range of punishment of 15-99 years in the penitentiary and up to a $250,000.00, depending on the weight (including adulterants and dilutants) and the type of substance.  

About Mike Howard
Experienced Dallas Controlled Substance Attorney

Dallas Controlled Substance Attorney Mike Howard has built his law practice on a reputation for dedicated, thorough criminal defense representation. Both the judges Mike Howard practices in front of and the prosecutors he argues against know him as an aggressive yet ethical advocate who works hard to protect his clients' legal rights.

From his office in Dallas, Texas, Dallas Controlled Substance Lawyer Mike Howard provides dedicated representation to those accused of serious crimes. Mike Howard represents clients in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton counties, including throughout Richardson, Addison, Plano, Garland, Mesquite, University Park, Highland Park, Southlake, Farmers Branch, Irving, Grand Prairie, Allen, Frisco, Denton, Carrollton, McKinney, Duncanville, The Colony, Rockwall, Cedar Hill, Desoto, and Oak Cliff. 

Call now if you're facing a Manufacturing, Delivery, or Possession with the Intent to Deliver case, or fill out the contact form to the right to speak with Dallas drug lawyer Mike Howard.

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