Minors and Drugs

MASSACHUSETTS DRUG CRIMES LAWYER – MINORS AND THE LAW
Inducing Minors to Sell and Distribute Controlled Substances and Distributing Controlled Substances to Minors

INDUCING MINORS TO SELL OR DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES 

The Courts do not look the other way when minors are involved. Inducing, asking, convincing or bullying a young person under the age of 18 into making, distributing, selling or holding illegal drugs of any kind and any quantity is a serious felony and mandatory sentences are severe and strictly enforced.

When the minor is the person who committed the offense, if there are minors present when illegal activities occur, or if the illegal activities take place within a school zone, penalties for offenses involving minors are severe.

The importance of a skilled aggressive criminal defense lawyer when charges involve minors cannot be emphasized enough. 

If you have been arrested for a crime that involves minors, the role of your attorney becomes paramount to the impact that the arrest will have on your life. Your first step must be contacting an experienced Massachusetts Criminal Drug Defense Attorney to discuss your case. Call Stephen Neyman 617-263-6800 immediately or click here to send an email.   

If a minor is involved in the distribution or sale of a controlled substance,  or involved in a transaction in any way, the minimum mandatory sentence will be five (5) years  and can be as much as fifteen (15) years, plus fines that can go as high as $100,000.  There are no exceptions and it is imperative that you hire an experienced drug defense lawyer immediately.

UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO MINORS

HEROIN - - CLASS A SUBSTANCE
If you are arrested and convicted for manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing a Class A controlled substance – heroin -  to a person under the age of eighteen years, you  will be sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison for not less than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15) years. No sentence will be less than a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five (5) years and a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $25,000. 

COCAINE - - A CLASS B SUBSTANCE
An arrest and conviction for manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing a Class B controlled substance – cocaine -  to a person under the age of eighteen years will lead to a term of imprisonment in the state prison for not less than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15) years. No sentence will be for less than a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five (5) years and a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $25,000.

CLASS C SUBSTANCES
An arrest and conviction for manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing a Class C controlled substance – anti-depressants and other drugs -  to a person under the age of eighteen years will lead to a term of imprisonment in the state prison for not less than two and a half (2 ½) years nor more than fifteen (15) years. No sentence will be for less than a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of two (2) years and a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $25,000.

When the sentences are mandatory, the quality of your legal representation is critical. If you or someone you love has been arrested for drug crimes involving a minor, it is vital that you contact a Massachusetts Criminal Drug Lawyer immediately.  Stephen Neyman has successfully represented clients charged with for drug crimes involving a minor and won acquittals, had charges reduced, or dismissed because of lack of due process. Call 617-263-6800 immediately or click here to send an email.