Possession of a Controlled Substance Lawyer in the Dallas Fort Worth Area

If you're facing a Possession of a Controlled Substance 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. That's because a possession charge can be complicated and a conviction life-changing.

A person commits Possession of a Controlled Substance if he or she knowingly or intentionally possesses a controlled substance. Possession means care, custody, control, or management - not ownership. It doesn't matter if the drugs don't belong to you - if possess them, that's enough. For example, if a person has cocaine in their pocket, backpack, vehicle, or bedroom, that would be Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Punishment Range

Possession of a controlled substance can range from a state jail felony up to a 1st degree felony, depending on the weight of the substance - including adulterants or dilutants.  For example, any detectable amount less than 1 gram is a state jail felony (carrying between 6 months and 2 years in the state jail and up to a $10,000.00 fine); between 1-4 grams is a 3rd degree felony (carrying 2-10 years in prison and up to a $10,000.00 fine). 

However, if the prosecutor adds 'intent to deliver' to the charge, it increases the punishment by one degree (making a state jail felony into a third degree felony, and so on).

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.

If you're facing a Possession of a Controlled Substance case in the Dallas Forth Worth area, call now or fill out the contact for to speak to Dallas drug lawyer Mike Howard.

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