Legal Question in Criminal Law in Georgia

Even if it is a first offense, a person convicted of crack cocaine possession could face 2 to 15 years in prison in addition to hefty fines. Selling, distributing, or trafficking crack could lead to a 5 to 30 years in prison for a first offense and 10 to 40 years for additional offenses. If a person is found with a large amount of crack cocaine, he or she could be charged with intent to distribute, even if the drugs were intended for personal consumption, which may result in more serious consequences than simple possession.

If you want to help your sister, the one and only thing you can do is to find her experienced criminal legal counsel. No one can tell you what her chances are but she is in very serious trouble and this is NOT something where you will be able to help her online. Defense of this type case will be extremely expensive and every day you allow the state to prepare a case without her having counsel damages her case so act IMMEDIATELY.

THis case can ruin her life even years after her lengthy possible sentence. Convicted felons can't hold most jobs in schools or government and can't vote. She will probably find that no one will hire her and it will be harder for her to get loans, insurance and so on.

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Best of luck,

Did she have a bond hearing? Until she has a bond hearing, there is no appeal. If she has had a bond hearing, she can appeal her denial of her bond in Georgia Court of Appeals. Her attorney should know how to handle that. As far as her beating the case, there is no way anyone can tell, because you have not included enough facts. The mere fact that the boyfriend says she is not involved will nto result in a NOT GUILTY. See website on drugs cases: www.lawrencelewispc.com