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so my advice for people who have been
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charged with drug crimes are number one
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it’s going to depend on whether
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you are find yourself in federal court
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or
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in state court because they’re they’re
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handled in various different ways but
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the first thing i would say if you
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choose if you’re accused of a drug crime
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is to determine whether you have a
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defense
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either you didn’t do it or you didn’t
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know that there was drugs involved
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or that you’re completely innocent so
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that’s going to chart one
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type of defense and it’s going to set
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the course of your case in one
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particular direction
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if you do not have a defense then the
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thing to do is to build your case for
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what we call mitigation in other words
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come up with reasons why the system
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should not be so
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harsh on you a lot of times people that
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commit drug offenses
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have an underlying drug problem or
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mental health issues so it’s really
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important to explore those
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and to get a plan and to get help for
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the underlying issue and that’s going to
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go a long way towards resolving the case
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successfully in your favor in the court system