Paging the legal Eagles......my buddy just got pinched with approx 10 lbs....

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Of pot all packaged into smaller denominations of course. Also had couple grams of hash, about $40k in cash, weed trimmings (from recent growhouse cut) at his place and tons of bongs/pipes. Prob had at least 5 diff types of weed sitting in various jars and bags, and a ton of cash, all in a huge safe.

They hit him with intent to distribute, possession and paraphenalia. He also has been busted for intent to distribute a few years ago but smaller scale and miraculously wiggled his way out of jail time b/c of a good lawyer.

So second intent to distribute charge.......10lbs, $40k cash, safes, hash etc.........how fucked is he?

6 months? 2 years? This is in Maryland by the way.....

EddieGordo · Answer

Of pot all packaged into smaller denominations of course. Also had couple grams of hash, about $40k in cash, weed trimmings (from recent growhouse cut) at his place and tons of bongs/pipes. Prob had at least 5 diff types of weed sitting in various jars and bags, and a ton of cash, all in a huge safe.

They hit him with intent to distribute, possession and paraphenalia. He also has been busted for intent to distribute a few years ago but smaller scale and miraculously wiggled his way out of jail time b/c of a good lawyer.

So second intent to distribute charge.......10lbs, $40k cash, safes, hash etc.........how fucked is he?

6 months? 2 years? This is in Maryland by the way.....

samuelsosa · Answer

Here&#x27;s where the PRIOR makes things very trickyLINK Jan. 28--A Pasadena man will spend 30 days in jail for bringing nearly a quarter of a million dollars worth of marijuana into the state.&#xD;&#xA;He said his client, a 1988 Severna Park High School graduate who has no prior criminal record, made a big mistake and was forthright about that with police. Any profit was lost when Hollywood was arrested.&#xD;&#xA;Circuit Judge Paul A. Hackner sentenced Hollywood to five years in prison, suspending all but 30 days. The sentence, which begins next Friday may be served on weekends.The sentence is followed by three years of supervised probation.

samuelsosa · Answer

With no record and a good lawyer I dont see how youre friends gets a worse sentence than this guy.The problem is your friend HAS a record so I dont know if theyre gonna be too lenient.

-29- · Answer

Maryland law regarding possesion with intent to distribute but under 50 lbs. is up to 5 years in jail and a $15,000 fine.If it is indeed your second offense the judge can and likely will double the sentence.

https://www.maryland-defense-lawyer.com/MdMarijuanaPossession.htm

If your friend happened to be located within a school zone when busted.

EddieGordo · Answer

wtf30 days for $250k worth??!?!?Damn he must have gotten a easy going judge.....Yeah my buddy has a prior, so I really don&#x27;t think he&#x27;s gonna get away with just 30 days......no sir.

searchwarrant · Answer

5-10 easily, if not more.

EddieGordo · Answer

thanks for the info guys.Also reading that article, made me realize, he also had scales/baggies etc in the house......all sorts of dealer supplies....not good.

EddieGordo · Answer

Are you serious?!?!?!?!  You really believe that?

searchwarrant · Answer

Second offense with intent to distibute?

samuelsosa · Answer

I mean I know your buddy&#x27;s done it twice but jeez, 30 days and 3yrs probation for 250k worth of pot.  And it can be served on weekends and that was MARYLAND!Search, Is the prior really THAT serious? 5-10 yrs? Thats 50-100x worse than the link I posted.

samuelsosa · Answer

eddygordo, thats why i posted the link. POUNDS OF MARIJUANA, WITH SCALES, etc. basically same charge intent to distribute as your buddy. ALSO in the same state. ALSO MORE than your buddy. AND a ridiculously easy sentence. I wish that guy had a prior then it&#x27;d be almost exact scenario lol.

EddieGordo · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by searchwarrant]  Second offense with intent to distibute? &#xD;&#xA;   [/Quote] Damn you really think 5-10 tho!?!?!? Let me say that from what I&#x27;ve seen on the boards you are a good/smart guy Search, so I say this with all due respect, but are you just speculating or do you have any experience in the legal field or with situations like this?5-10 seems a bit harsh for just weed.  I was thinking 3 years TOPS!

EddieGordo · Answer

Yeah I mean no matter what I&#x27;m def gonna show my buddy that link and inform him of that case.  No matter what that&#x27;s gotta make him feel a little better about his own situation.

-29- · Answer

ss - I know a guy that lives between Antietam and Harpers Ferry that was caught growing (he thinks that the DirecTV guy ratted him out). Anyhow he worked for the US gov. and was months away from retiring when caught. He lost his job/pension and served two years. Even though he maintained that he was growing for his personal use,he got distribution because he admitted to serving his party guests some high octane brownies.

samuelsosa · Answer

damn dude your friend is fuckedim only kidding BUT June 09, 2011There are 2,782 miles between Redding, Calif., and Eldersburg, Md. Robert Alan Tryson covered all but about 60 miles of that journey before he was pulled over in a rented Cadillac loaded with 104 pounds of marijuana.Tryson, 44, of Eldersburg was in Washington County Circuit Court Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.Judge M. Kenneth Long Jr. sentenced Tryson to one year and one day in prison. In exchange for the plea, charges of importing marijuana into the state, possession of a large amount of marijuana and possession of marijuana were dismissed, according to court records.Tryson was eastbound on Interstate 70 on Nov. 1 when a Maryland state trooper pulled him over doing 73 mph in a 65 mph zone, according to the statement of probable cause.NO RECORD THOUGH! I was hoping to read that 5-10yrs is alot and was hoping this guy had a prior but all the small sentences are with no priors.He had no previous criminal record and cooperated with police following his arrest, Veil said.&#xD;&#xA;https://articles.herald-mail.com/2011-06-09/news/29641244_1_marijuana-court-records-duffel

samuelsosa · Answer

So we have seen30day sentence 3yrs probation366day sentenceboth with no priors.

searchwarrant · Answer

No legal background at all, just good friends that work in criminal law.&#xD;&#xA;Wild guess but that previous rodeo is going to roll some eyes.

searchwarrant · Answer

100k bail?

ocd · Answer

sammy&#x27;s example is from cali. way dif state.&#xD;&#xA;piglets found weight, stacks of loot, a safe, and trimmings...&#xD;&#xA;at least no weapons found for the ultimate trifecta.&#xD;&#xA;but your boy broke the law, again, and the law won...&#xD;&#xA;he&#x27;s fucked. the judge will do the max unless he&#x27;s on the payroll...&#xD;&#xA;get an even better lawyer this time. i remember last yr covers they call me timmy talkin about maryland laws changing in 2013 too..

ocd · Answer

yea my bad, i guess i should of read the f*ckin article. just assumed pasadena cali.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;get a great lawyer, who knows...

EddieGordo · Answer

Spitfire15.........paging Spitfire15Spit one five where you at?!  That man will have some wisdom to drop on the subject for sure

ocd · Answer

more then likely itll be a max sentence but reduced or hopefully with a f*cking great lawyer, suspended with a fine and little jail time. look up maryland laws and do the math.

no weapons helps.

prior with a scale means the max.

DickyR · Answer

https://www.eiglarshlaw.com/He will point in the right direction.

samuelsosa · Answer

Yea, i saw another article with alot more pot, but still just pot AND GUN charge2.5 million bail one guy in maryland5million bail the otherIm sure loaded with priors.No gun is a good thing.

joeylazaretti · Answer

norml.org lists the laws/sentences,etc. for each state I believe.

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