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No Conviction - Drug Lawyers
First time offence? At Criminal Lawyers Group, we understand the impact that a conviction for drug possession can have on your future.
Our Sydney Drug Lawyers pride ourselves on our 98% Success Rate in Drug possession first time offenders obtaining a no conviction result.
Our Sydney Drug Lawyers will guide you to obtaining the best result in your case.
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Drug Possession
Possession means at the relevant time; you have control over the drug in question. Â You may have control alone or jointly. You and/or those persons must have the right to exclude other people from it.
Whether you are using the drug or not or it belongs to you, a person can be charged with a drug possession offence by knowingly having a prohibited drug under their control.
When charged with possession you can plead guilty or not guilty to the charge. Our Sydney Drug Lawyers will guide you through this very important decision making process.
Our Sydney Drug Lawyers know how to obtain no conviction results.
The sentences for possession range depending on a number of considerations.
If you are first time offender, it is important to be represented by our Sydney Drug Lawyers, who have a proven track-record of obtaining the best results. See our high-profile cases here.
Our Sydney Drug Lawyers can help you obtain a S10 NO CONVICTION for your case. Contact us here.
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Supplying Prohibited Drug
If a person gives or sells a prohibited drug to another person, they can be charged with drug supply. Supply has a very broad definition:
“supply” includes sell and distribute, and also includes agreeing to supply, or offering to supply, or keeping or having in possession for supply, or sending, forwarding, delivering or receiving for supply, or authorising, directing, causing, suffering, permitting or attempting any of those acts or things.
Some examples of drug supply include:
- Helping a friend source drugs
- Given your friend some of your drugs even without being paid
- Selling left over drugs to a friend for money
The sentences for supply range depending on a number of considerations. It is important to be represented by our Drug Specialist Criminal Lawyers who have a track-record of obtaining the best results. See our high-profile cases here.
Deemed Supply
When a person has above a “trafficable quantity” of a drug they can be charged with deemed supply. There does not need to be evidence of a transaction having occurred.
In some cases, our team will be able to negotiate a downgrade of the charge of supply to a possession charge. The defendant would need to prove that the drugs were for personal use.
The sentences for supply range depending on a number of considerations. It is important to be represented by our Drug Specialist Criminal Lawyers who have a track-record of obtaining the best results. See our high-profile cases here.
Allowing Use of Premises as a Drug Premises
It is an offence if an owner/occupier of any premises allows the property to be used as a drug premises. This could involve an owner turning a blind eye to a tenant using the property for drug manufacturing. It is a difficult offence to prove if the owner does not reside at the property. The offence carry an imprisonment sentence.
Cultivation and/or Manufacture of Prohibited Drug
These are extremely serious offences. There difference between Drug cultivation and Manufacture of Drug is that: Cultivation involves the process of growing a prohibited plant. Drug manufacture and production related to any process that is used, other than cultivation, to produce a drug. Penalties can range from a monetary penalty to life imprisonment.
Allowing Use of Premises as a Drug Premises
It is an offence if an owner/occupier of any premises allows the property to be used as a drug premises. This could involve an owner turning a blind eye to a tenant using the property for drug manufacturing. It is a difficult offence to prove if the owner does not reside at the property. The offence carry an imprisonment sentence.
Sydney Drug Lawyers - Specialised in serious drug offences
DRUG SUPPLY:
Supply a prohibited drug is one of the most serious drug offences. Penalties for Supplying prohibited drugs vary widely depending on the type of drug and the quantity of drug the charge relates to but can include imprisonment of 2 years to up to life in prison. Â
Our clients range from small time possession and drug users to serious drug offences such as large importations. We appear regularly in dial-a-dealer offences and will be able to prepare you to obtain the best result in your case.
We get the best result for you whether you a charged with a smaller supply offence like selling MDMA to friends at a music festival or, a serious drug offence like supplying a large commercial quantity of ice.Â
DRUG IMPORTATION:
Importing drugs into Australia is a Commonwealth offence. Â
Importation cases vary significantly in strength. Our lawyers know how to beat charges based on circumstantial and unreliable evidence.Â
We focus on the identification evidence of our clients, their knowledge at the time and the evidence in relation to the police investigation to ensure that you receive tailored advice on your criminal case.
If our clients plead guilty, we get them the most lenient sentences. See our results here.Â
BAIL FOR DRUG OFFENCES:
At Criminal Lawyers Group, we appear regularly in serious bail applications. Bail applications are high stakes because if unsuccessful, a person may stay in prison for weeks months or years, waiting for their case to finalise. Being bail refused can be a very difficult process, which is why we focus on getting our clients out as soon as possible so that they can be in the comfort of their home and with the support of their family while they going through a difficult court process.
Criminal Lawyers Group have a team of lawyers that are experienced with bail applications for drug offences. Our drug lawyers are well versed in the requirements for a successful bail application, the supporting information needed and how to present the supporting evidence to ensure the applications success.
Steven Mercael​
Principal Lawyer​
