Dallas Federal Drug Defense Attorney Answers:Can Someone Be Responsible For More Drugs Than What They Are "Caught With"?

Attorney John Helms explains if a person can be liable for a higher drug quantity than he or she was caught with.

Dallas Federal Criminal Defense Attorney Answers: Can Someone Be Responsible For More Drugs Than What They Are "Caught With"?

In a recently published resource, Dallas Federal Criminal Defense Attorney John Helms explains if dependants may still be held liable for more drugs than they were personally caught with.

According to attorney Helms, the answer is Yes, as this generally happens in federal drug cases.

"I am often asked whether someone can be responsible for more drugs than what they had when they were caught or more than what law enforcement found when they executed a search warrant. The answer is, "Yes", "he wrote.

Attorney Helms said various situations may lead to this kind of legal predicament. One example he shared is responsibility based on a person's role, such as within drug organizations.

"In drug organizations, or even individual transactions, multiple people can be involved, and they may have very different roles. Some roles may make a person responsible for the transaction or the quantity, even though that role never involved touching, or even seeing, the drugs," attorney Helms explained.

He also said that even if there are no drugs seized, offenders can be held liable based on evidence of drug transactions, such as wiretap recordings suggesting participation in drug exchanges.

Given the complexities of federal drug prosecutions and the potential ramifications, defendants must immediately seek help from a federal criminal defense attorney. Attorney Helms encourages those who need legal counsel for federal drug cases to contact his law firm. They provide an online consultation here.

Source: FEDERAL DRUG CASES: DETERMINING A DEFENDANT'S DRUG QUANTITY

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