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In a recent Ocean County Superior Court case, a gentleman was charged with Third Degree Possession with Intent to Distribute in a School Zone. He was looking at a mandatory parole ineligibility of 1 year and was not eligible for Pretrial Intervention.

We were able to avoided incarceration and allow the client to get the conviction expunged in the future. By having the case downgraded to a Fourth Degree Marijuana Possession, the client was placed within an exception to non-expungability of a distribution conviction. As a young offender whose conviction was for Fourth Degree Marijuana Distribution, he can get the conviction expunged in the future.

We obvious have occasion to achieve all kinds of favorable results on behalf of our clients. The typical marijuana case does not involve the facts involved in the cases outlined previously in this release, however, the cases have been provided to demonstrate the full extent of the knowledge, experience and track record of our criminal defense lawyers. Our attorneys are here to assist you and we encourage you to contact the Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall, toll-free at 877-450-8301.

If you would like to obtain additional information regarding marijuana possession and distribution, you may consult our criminal defense website.

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Another significant Marijuana Possession result was just reached by Todd Palumbo in Union County Superior Court. Our client was in Possession of approximately four pounds of marijuana in his motor vehicle.

Possession was also with Intent to Distribute in a School Zone thereby involving 3 years of Parole Ineligibility and it was not our client’s first marijuana charge as he already had a conviction. The initial plea offer was 5 years and the client would never see the streets of the United States if he received a day of incarceration (i.e. he would be placed on immigration hold and immediately get deported after serving any jail term as he was not a citizen) or was convicted of distribution (i.e. this is an aggravated felony mandating deportation under Federal Law).

After pressing the issues concerning whether the motor vehicle search was proper and some other legal arguments, we were able to avoid jail altogether and enter a plea to simple possession of marijuana (no distribution). The conviction shall be subject to expungement as it did not involve distribution, the client was not required to serve any jail, did not have to resort to drug court and, most importantly, probably avoided deportation.

Needless to say, the gentlemen and his family we extremely pleased as his life and 20 plus years of residence in this country were not thrown away.

We obvious have occasion to achieve all kinds of favorable results on behalf of our clients. The typical marijuana case does not involve the facts involved in the cases outlined previously in this release, however, the cases have been provided to demonstrate the full extent of the knowledge, experience and track record of our criminal defense lawyers. Our attorneys are here to assist you and we encourage you to contact the Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall, toll-free at 877-450-8301.

If you would like to obtain additional information regarding marijuana possession and distribution, you may consult our criminal defense website .

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John F. Marshall and Colin Bonus recently resolved a Monmouth County Superior Court marijuana case involving a student at a prominent NJ university. The young man was in possession of in excess of 5 pounds of marijuana in a school zone and there were no co-defendants (i.e. other individuals involved in the case). He was looking at a Second Degree Marijuana Possession Charge involving 5-10 years of jail and a mandatory parole ineligibility of 3 years (i.e. time which had to be served before he would be eligible for parole).

We were elated to resolve the case, after much effort, under terms where he not only avoided jail but a criminal record altogether. Despite the fact that he was ineligible for Pretrial Interventionm given the severity of his offense (e.g. Second Degree Ineligible for Pretrial Intervention, Mandatory Jail, etc.), we were able to get the man into Pretrial Intervention through our efforts. Provided he completes one year of Pretrial Intervention without incident, he will avoid a criminal record. This result was obviously a far cry from a Second Degree Possession with Intent to Distribute and a 3 Year term of Parole Ineligibility.

We obvious have occasion to achieve all kinds of favorable results on behalf of our clients. The typical marijuana case does not involve the facts involved in the cases outlined previously in this release, however, the cases have been provided to demonstrate the full extent of the knowledge, experience and track record of our criminal defense lawyers. Our attorneys are here to assist you and we encourage you to contact the Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall, toll-free at 877-450-8301.

If you would like to obtain additional information regarding marijuana possession and distribution, you may consult our Criminal Defense website.

• New Jersey DWI Attorney