Common Drug Charges in Franklin, TN

Immediately invoke your Miranda rights—including the right to an attorney—if you are arrested and charged with any of the following Franklin drug crimes. Additionally, you should contact a Franklin drug crime attorney at the Law Offices of Adrian H. Altshuler & Associates right away so we can protect your rights and promptly began building a defense on your behalf.

Common drug charges and penalties

Drug possession charges in Franklin

Federal law (21 USC Sec. 844) defines possession and the penalties for drug possession. The law states that—

Any person convicted of drug possession may receive a prison sentence of no more than one year, and will be fined a minimum of $1,000, or both.
If the person has any prior narcotic convictions, the imprisonment will be no less than 15 days, but no more than two years, and the fine will be at least $2,500.
For those convicted with two or more prior convictions on their record, the sentence will be no less than 90 days but no more than three years, and a fine will be at least $5,000.
If the possession charges involve cocaine, the prison sentence is no less than five years and no more than 20 years. There will be a minimum $1,000 fine for a first conviction depending on the amount of cocaine involved.

Trafficking

Drug trafficking in Franklin is considered more serious an offense than a drug possession offense. The federal penalties for drug trafficking differ depending on the severity classification, the drug quantity, and a number of offenses of the person convicted. For example—

If you are convicted of trafficking marijuana in smaller quantities (one to 49 plants, or less than 50 kg) and it is your first offense, your prison sentence will not be more than five years and you may be fined up to $250,000. However, a second offense elevates the personal fine to $500,000 and a prison sentence of up to ten years.
By comparison, if you are convicted of trafficking a major quantity of marijuana (1,000 kg or 1,000 or more plants) and it is your first offense, the penalty is a minimum 10 year sentence—and double that if death or serious injury was involved—and up to a $4 million personal fine. For a second offense, the prison sentence and fine can both double.
Trafficking in harsher drugs results in harsher penalties. For trafficking cocaine, methamphetamines, heroine, LSD, or PCP, your first offense is no less than five years in prison—ten years for a second offense—and fines of up to $2 million with smaller quantities. Higher quantities result in roughly double those durations and fines. Two or more prior offenses in this category result in life imprisonment.

For a full breakdown of the federal charges and penalties related to drug trafficking, see the Federal Trafficking Penalties page on the U.S. DEA website.

Drug manufacturing in Franklin

Penalties for drug manufacturing are much more serious than the penalties for a drug possession charge. If you are arrested with a drug manufacturing charge in Franklin, it is important that you contact us immediately for guidance and representation. The charges—which you can read in detail at the U.S. DEA website—often have dramatic consequences that will stay with you for the rest of your life, unless you have a very strong defense from a skilled criminal defense lawyer.

Seek a strong Franklin drug crime defense attorney

When you have been charged with drug trafficking, drug manufacturing, or drug possession in Franklin, Tennessee, trust your defense to the criminal defense attorneys at the Law Offices of Adrian H. Altshuler & Associates. Contact us today for an effective drug crime defense lawyer.

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