Bradford County, FL Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

The short answer: Yes. Your son can catch a drug charge for trading drugs.  The short answer: Yes, your son can be charged for trading drugs. Your son is most likely charged under Section 893.13(1)(a) and (2)(a), Florida Statutes. The Statute, pursuant to that statute and jury instruction 25.2 of the Standard Florida Jury Instructions, only requires that the State prove the following three elements: 1.    That your son sold, manufactured, or delivered or possessed with the intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver certain substances. 2.    The substance was an illegal controlled substance under 893 (drug statute) 3.    Your son had knowledge of the presence of the substance. Here the state will use the fact that your son traded the drug for another drug as knowledge. The mere fact that he traded does not absolve him from the crime as it clearly encompasses his actions under the “delivery” section of the statute/jury instruction. Your best bet is to hire professional, aggressive criminal defense to see if there is another way to defeat the charge against him.

You need to pull together the funds to hire an attorney for the battery charge. It can probably be resolved. When you hire a private attorney, you may not have to attend court until the attorney tells you to. You can waive your appearance at pre trials. Without knowing the precise facts associated with the alleged crime, it is very difficult to say whether incarceration will be required. Get an attorney asap. You must attend court or you will be arrested again.

Yes, you can be charged if the police have evidence that you were also a user or knew about the drugs in question. However, I would not give the officer any names. It would have the opposite effect of what the sergeant is saying. If you know the names of drug dealers, that would prove that you have bought drugs before. Do not talk to the sergeant without a lawyer present.