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Articles Posted in Drug Crimes Penalties

Federal v. State Prosecution of Drug and Gun Possession Charges
The Law Office of James Novak Team

January 21, 2014

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Determining who will prosecute; Differences between Arizona, Federal laws and penalties. A Phoenix AZ man was recently sentenced to 25 years in prison for charges of methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute; and prohibited possession of a firearm. The suspected was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a prior felony conviction on his record.…

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