Knowingly and unlawfully selling a narcotic drug like cocaine or heroin, a hallucinogen like LSD, methamphetamine, or PCP is charged as Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (NY PL 220.39). Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree is a B Felony charge, which means that conviction results in […]
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Prosecutors in Rochester are heavily invested in protecting schools from the use and sale of drugs. If you’ve been charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree (NY PL 220.34) it means that prosecutors believe they can prove that you sold controlled substances on school grounds or on a school bus. […]
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree (NY PL 220.31) is the lowest-graded criminal sale charge available to Rochester prosecutors, but is still a D Felony with a possible sentence of one to two and half years in prison. Knowingly and unlawfully selling a controlled substance, even in small amounts, is all […]
Rochester prosecutors are strongly invested in preventing young people from being coerced into or otherwise involved in drug trafficking rings. To this end, Use of Child to Commit a Controlled Substance Offense (NY PL 220.28) will be charged when a defendant over the age of 18 committed or attempted to commit a felony drug sale, […]
In many drug arrest cases in Rochester, police don’t only take the person in possession into custody, but also the people in a car or home as well. Under NY PL 220.25, police are allowed to make the presumption that, under certain circumstances, other people near controlled substances or a person in possession of controlled […]
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree (NY PL 220.21) is Class A-I Felony in Rochester, and conviction can result in a minimum sentence of between 15-40 years, and as long as life in prison. This is obviously an extremely serious charge. There are two instances under which prosecutors use NY PL […]
If you’ve been charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree (NY PL 220.18) in Rochester, your future is entirely in your hands. This charge is a Class A-II Felony, which carries a minimum sentence of 3-8 years, with a maximum of life in prison. Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance […]
Rochester prosecutors treat Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (NY PL 220.16) as an extremely serious crime, and if convicted of this B Felony, you could face up to 25 years in prison. While many drug charges are based on the weight of the substances found, with NY PL 220.16, intent […]
Like most drug possession charges in Rochester, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree (NY PL 220.09) is a charge that depends on the type and weight of the substance you are alleged to have been in possession of. If police caught you with any of the following, you may be charged […]
It’s a fact of life that a lot of people in Rochester use controlled substances recreationally, and while some may have substance abuse problems, it’s hard to see how criminal sanctions are the answer when someone is caught with a small amount of a controlled substance. With Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the […]