Will I Go To Jail For A First Offence?
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Read MoreThe Facts
The client was attempting to gain entry to a music festival when she was stopped by police at the entrance to the festival after drug detection dog indicated the presence of illegal drugs. She was then taken to a designated search area by police and was subjected to a legal strip search. During the strip search, the searching officer found an orange container containing 20 capsules of MDMA in her vagina.
The client was placed under arrest. The MDMA was confirmed to weigh 1.87 grams, an indictable quantity of the drug.
The quantity of MDMA fell into the deeming provisions of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking act where the possession of the drug is taken to be for the purposes of the supply.
The client provided an interview to police where she made admissions to bringing the drug into the event for an in return for the sum of $200. Our client’s mobile phone was seized and analysed by police, and there were messages found to and from our client about prohibited drugs, and concealing prohibited drugs.
The Result
After extensive preparation the skilled lawyers from First Offence Legal managed to demonstrate to the court that the offence was a low-end example of this type of offence, and that due to the previous good character of the client she was unlikely to offend again. Ultimately the client was granted a Non-Conviction and left court without a criminal record.
Being charged with supply is a very serious matter, and depending on the seriousness of the offending conduct, can result in a sentence of full-time imprisonment. Statistics show that for people charged with the supply of MDMA in the quantity that the client was charged with, that only 6.4% of offender received a non-conviction, and that 27.9% received a custodial sentence in the District Court.
If you or anyone you know has been charged with a drug offence you should contact one of our skilled lawyers and make First Offence Legal, your first defence!