Cleveland, Ohio, United States - July 20, 2022 —
Facing a drug charge in Ohio may be just the start of a person’s troubles, according to Cleveland attorney Edward R. La Rue.
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In an interview this week, the founding partner of the Law Offices of Edward R. La Rue explained how a drug charge – ranging from simple possession to drug trafficking - may be considered a felony and how the impacts, including stiffer sentencing, could wreak havoc on a person’s life.
In Ohio, possessing a Schedule II drug is an automatic felony. Felonies can range in degree of seriousness from the least at F5 to the most serious at F1.
For example, Mr La Rue said that the level of a felony for cocaine could range from F5 at less than 5 grams to more than 27 grams at F1. For heroin, possession can scale from less than 1 gram at F5 up to more than 50 grams at F1.
Those with more than 200 grams of marijuana in Ohio will fall into an F5 offense and rise to F2 if they are detained with 20,000 or more grams. More than 150 grams of crystal meth will be viewed at F1 and graded down to F5 for less than three grams.
He revealed that Ohio ranks LSD as a felony charge at F5 if a person has less than ten doses, while those in possession of 1000 to 4999 doses will face sentencing severity at F1.
Mr La Rue explained that felony drug penalties would range quite considerably between F5 and F1 in Ohio. At the same time, a sentencing judge will consider a range of circumstances in a case, such as past criminal history and the circumstances of the arrest.
An F5 drug charge can carry a prison term from six months to up to a year, and fines of up to $2,500. For an F4 felony level offense, a potential sentence rises from a six month up to an 18 month prison term, with fines of up to $5,000.
Mr La Rue added: “Sentencing increases as you climb the felony ladder. An F3 drugs charge carries a possible maximum prison term of three years and up to $10,000 in fines.”
An F2 felony carries a potential prison term of between two and eight years and potential fines between $7,500 and $15,000. For the most serious drug offenses, an F1 offender faces a lengthy term of between three and 11 years. Financial penalties of between $10,000 and $20,000 can also be handed out as part of that sentence.
In terms of illegal drug cultivation and manufacturing, Ohio prohibits such activities. Manufacturing a controlled substance could be classified as either F1 or F2, depending on the drug type and volume manufactured.
He was quick to point out that anyone facing a felony charge for drugs would need to hire a criminal defense attorney specializing in handling such cases within Ohio.
“The impact of being convicted of a felony can be felt far and wide in a person’s life, even down to losing a driving license. It can potentially disrupt your career, impact family life and other areas that many may not have even considered, apart from heavy sentencing and financial penalties,” he revealed.
Mr La Rue said that an attorney retained from the beginning can work to get the charges decreased, diverted, or even dismissed or dropped altogether.
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