Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Hi i was arrested first time how long will be in jail

...3rd degree felony posession of controlled subsance...1-4 grams.......


Asked on 1/26/12, 3:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Cynthia Henley Cynthia Henley, Lawyer

You qualify for deferred adjudication or straight probation, and perhaps even pretrial diversion. Hire a good lawyer and try to keep your record as clean as possible. Perhaps the drugs will test out under 1 g, make it a state jail felony and the potential to reduce to a misdemeanor. All kinds of possibilities. (Third degree felonies carry 2 to 10 years in prison.)

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Answered on 1/26/12, 3:53 pm


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