THIRD OFFENSE POSSESSION of MARIJUANA for SALE (205 Pounds) REDUCED to PROBATION with ZERO DAYS in JAIL- State v. Mr. M (DMC No. 6948) (Pinal County Superior Court CR2003-01769): Mr. M was pulled over by DPS Officers for allegedly following a vehicle too closely, and having a plastic license plate cover which obscured his license plate. Police noticed a blanket was covering some items in the back seat of his camper shell, and they began pressuring Mr. M for consent to search then area. Ultimately, he gave consent and 205 Pounds of Marijuana was found in his vehicle. Officers also determined that Mr. M had prior Felony convictions for Trafficking in Marijuana in a different state.
Mr. M had separate counsel before he retained our services, and the best offer they could receive was 6 1/2 years in Prison. We followed up with Motions to Suppress for an Unreasonable Stop, and Coerced Search. Ultimately the Prosecutor offered a lower Prison deal which we rejected. Finally, they offered a plea which included Probation and zero days in jail. Mr. M was originally facing well over a decade in Prison should be have gone to trial and had been convicted.