Why should I hire a lawyer when charged with possession for sale of cocaine in San Bernardino? (H&S 11351)

By: Wallin & Klarich

Under Health and Safety Code Section 11351, a charge of possession for sale of cocaine in San Bernardino is a serious offense and the punishment can be severe. Possession For Sale of Cocaine Sentencing & Punishment in San Bernardino If you are convicted of possession for sale of cocaine, you may face a sentence of …

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PARIS HILTON PLEADS GUILTY TO COCAINE POSSESSION – CALIFORNIA HEALTH & SAFETY CODE SECTION 11350, PENAL CODE SECTION 148(A)(1)

By: Wallin & Klarich

On September 20, 2010, Paris Hilton pled guilty to possessing cocaine and for lying to a police officer about it. Hilton was arrested after a small bag containing the cocaine fell out of her purse in the presence of a police officer. She told the officer that the cocaine did not belong to her. Hilton …

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Ventura County Assists in the Arrest of the “King of Heroin” – California Health and Safety Code section 11352

By: Wallin & Klarich

It was recently reported in the LA Times that authorities in Ventura County assisted in the arrest of an alleged heroin kingpin in Mexico. Mexican officials apprehended “the king of heroin,” Jose Antonio Medina Arreguin last week based on the investigative work of Ventura County prosecutors and narcotic officers. Arreguin has been alleged to have …

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The Difference between Possession of Drugs and Possession of Drugs for Sale Charges – California Health and Safety Code Section 11350 & 11351

By: Wallin & Klarich

How an Experienced Southern California Drug Defense Attorney Can Help You If the police detain you for any reason and you are caught with drugs you may be charged with drug possession. But, if the police believe that you possessed the drugs in order to sell them, then that is a separate charge called “possession …

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