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[–][deleted] 33 points34 points  (7 children)

Do you not have a lawyer? If you don't why the fuck don't you have a lawyer?

All those questions would be answered by a lawyer.. I don't understand why you aren't asking your lawyer these questions?

[–]BrazilianSince83 11 points12 points  (5 children)

Lawyer here. GET A LAWYER

[–]WhiteMike87 9 points10 points  (4 children)

Not a lawyer here. GET A LAWYER!

[–]dudewiththebling 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Pizza maker here. GET A LAWYER!

[–]WhiteMike87 3 points4 points  (1 child)

What are your favourite toppings?

[–]arbitrarysquid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

shellfish is under-utilized in the pizza game.

[–]gaw32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Law Student here. GET A LAWYER!

[–]helenahandcart 7 points8 points  (5 children)

It's a pound weight of ganja, not armed robbery. Presumably they're doing you for intent to supply. How are you pleading?

Do you have any health problems that you can claim are helped by cannabis use? A sympathetic doctor could write a letter of support.

Are you working? Do you have dependants? (wife, kids) Are you a carer for someone with a disability? And lastly, do you have any previous convictions?

All these will be taken into consideration. Courts in the UK are loathe to imprison otherwise upstanding citizens, especially those who are working and have families. You could be looking at probation and/or a bender (suspended sentence). It also depends where in the UK you are as sentencing varies wildly across the counties.

Check out Release. They've helped me in the past.

[–]ImScaredHelpMe01[S] 5 points6 points  (3 children)

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunatly it is importaation they are charging me with. I have a wife & 3 kids. Also been in fulltime employment for the last 9 years. I don't have any health problems (well non that cannabis could help with anyway). I am in the Sheffield area. Thanks

EDIT: Yes I have a lawyer to those asking

[–]helenahandcart 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What is your lawyer predicting? Pleading guilty will reduce the likelihood of a custodial sentence.

I'm guessing they're sending you 'up the steps' (crown court) for sentencing because the magistrates are unwilling to deal with this due to the current brouhaha over DNMs, particularly SR.

Claim heavy personal consumption and not resale. You were seduced by the competitive price of a high grade international purchase which would have lasted you for months, rather than supporting local criminal gangs for small costly purchases of inferior product.

Yorkshire courts are notorious for punitive drug sentences, but with good legal representation you should avoid imprisonment. My guess, with your lifestyle: a full time worker with a dependent family and otherwise economically contributing to society, you'd qualify for a suspended sentence, and probation and/or community service.

Losing your job, reducing your chances of finding another due to your conviction, perhaps your home, and placing your wife and kids on DSS support does not make sound economic sense. I can't accurately predict how the judge will react but the longer the case gets adjourned is always indicative of a more favourable outcome for a defendant.

(If it was a pound brick of coke or brown you'd already be inside on remand. It sounds like South Yorkshire old bill are looking for a bit of publicity by getting on the SR conviction bandwagon.)

Dress smartly for court, speak well and appear contrite. You have a lot going for you. I wish you well. Fingers crossed, eyes too. And May is still six months away. Attitudes to cannabis are changing. Keep your nose clean until then.

[–]davios 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FYI there are literally hundreds of medical conditions which are basically impossible to disprove from a medical point of view that weed can help with.

"I suffered with chronic XXXXX for years and weed was the only thing that helped me, I found a good bulk buy on the internet.. personal use..."

Assuming no prior arrests it is possible you could get lucky (community service, house arrest, suspended sentence, whatever) but TBH I'd talk to a lawyer, not reddit, especially as most people on reddit are from the USA, not Sheffield, lol.

Hopefully your lawyer could argue that your wife and kids depend on your income and providing you do some token punishment they might not fuck you too hard.

Good luck.

[–]CliffDawg777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Importation hmmm Depends what information they get off your computer then my friend if they can prove you ordered it with your fingerprints on the keyboard to be honest wont look to good,,, a street dealers deciding factor that send him down is not the scales or the baggies its the phone if they keep all there texts there fucked.

[–]CliffDawg777 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Exactly This mate

[–]GroovyWave 12 points13 points  (3 children)

320 grams. Holy fucking shit. Good luck mate.

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    [–]joebates25 3 points4 points  (1 child)

    Holy shit he must've had a really good lawyer and a clean record

    [–]Neoceo5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

    and white

    [–]CliffDawg777 2 points3 points  (2 children)

    i know its a bit late but never sign for anything if you know youve ordered something like that take your looses they should never ask you to sign for it

    [–]ImScaredHelpMe01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Yeah I'm obviously very careful now, but back then I kinda just jumped into it without reading up on the do's & don'ts. :\

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    How do you get the package if you can't sign for it?

    [–]chef_baboon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Do you have a lawyer? If not, get one immediately!

    [–]Sacha117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Not sure if this is going to help at all but I knew a dealer who got busted with pot, coke and other drugs as well as a lot of cash. Quite a considerable seizure from what I understand. He didn't even go to prison and he's now selling again. So...

    [–]arbitrarysquid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    You need to not be posting anything about this. And you need a lawyer.

    [–]thascarecro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Get the fucking best lawyer ever. They might not have much in a court of law. Get the dirtiest fucking lawyer. Only problem with that is they are the spendiest ones.

    [–]egcthree 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Advice is buy your damn weed locally no need for all this darkweb shit, as u can see the penalties are not worth the risk to get something that could have been obtained in a much easier fashion

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    I'm not sure, personally I get much more sketched out about buying weed from some dude I don't know, and who only texts me back 1 out of 5 times, then having to drive it back to my apartment in my car, running the risk of being pulled over with a sack of smelly weed. I think it's much less risky to have it sent to you, assuming it's domestic. I'd never order it internationally though, since customs go through international shipments, and weed is hard to visually conceal since its so bulky. I'd rather get it locally if international was my only option.

    [–]priphilli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    You have to take all the factors into consideration, like country of origin, quality of stealth, your address, your skills... And you can get okay weed, but there are drugs which are not that easily accessible in good quality. And also, in many countries, there are no good domestic vendors. It just all depends...

    [–]CliffDawg777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Just remeber my message dude dont think its all doom and gloom just yet casue you never know my guy was caught red handed 8ozs in a car on the motorway NFA oh yeah and he just finished probation luck can happen if they cant build a case they cant do ya innocent till proven guilty

    [–]DJHVCK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Did you order the package or did it just show up one day?

    [–]punchednthenose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    LAWYER UP. THAT IS ALL.

    [–]mark202020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Hey man did they seize your mobile phone? Was there text messages on it regarding you selling weed to your mates? I'm on a neighbour island, not far from you.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    OP: delete all the identifying details out of this post. Or it could be used to fuck you even further. LE read here all the time. Also - see a doctor and dream up a medical issue that you'd need all that weed for personal use for.

    [–]dudewiththebling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Back pain is foolproof.

    [–]dudewiththebling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Here's some advice.

    1) DO NOT ORDER WEED FROM MEXICO! You're supporting the cartels. Get your bud from Canada. We got some good stuff here.

    2) VPN. Use it.

    3) Don't order that much weed from the internet.

    [–]amijustamoodybastard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Putting your faith in Mexicans was silly.

    Also no way could you get away with saying over 10oz's was personal they'll definitely try to nail you for resale.

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    [–]cudddder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Keep your mouth shut and get a solid criminal defense attorney specializing in drug distribution/trafficking and ask him these questions. Usually they have free consultations. Ball park estimate might run you around $7500ish+ when the case is over, might be around half that to put him on retainer. You have to research your area tho.

    [–]disc999golfer999 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    Anything you do international get examined more closely. Even if I mail a letter from the USA I have to fill out the customs form. Here is one thing to do. Delay as long as possible. See if you can get access to your computer, and say that someone planted a Trojan on there to mask themselves from true identity. Have someone send fake packages to your address like someone was using it all along. Then present the packages as evidence that your address was being spoofed all along.

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