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Violation of the Narcotics Control Act

First-time drug offense assistance case | Assisting a first-time drug offense client and concluding the case with a suspended sentence

A first-time narcotics offender, the client was charged with smoking cannabis and came to Daeryun to defend the case, and through the assistance of a Daeryun narcotics attorney, the case was concluded with a suspended sentence.

CONTENTS
  • 1. A client who came to us for defense in a first-time drug offense case
    • - The circumstances of the first-time drug offense case
    • - The level of punishment for a first-time drug offense
  • 2. Daeryun's assistance in defending against punishment for a first-time drug offense
    • - Arguing sincere remorse in defending against punishment for a first-time drug offense
    • - The first-time drug offense client's argument of severe insomnia
  • 3. First-time drug offense client receives a suspended sentence

1. A client who came to us for defense in a first-time drug offense case

First-time narcotics offender - suspended sentence

The client, a first-time narcotics offender, was facing an investigation by the investigative authorities on a charge of smoking 🔗cannabis, and visited Daeryun in order to defend the case with the assistance of a narcotics attorney with extensive experience in cases involving first-time narcotics offenders.

The circumstances of the first-time drug offense case

The client, a first-time narcotics offender, was facing an investigation by the investigative authorities on a charge of smoking cannabis.

The client had been suffering from insomnia that had continued since graduating from university.

Then, on a chance occasion, after coming to smoke cannabis, the client began to sleep well.

Having experienced improvement in insomnia after using cannabis, the client thereafter purchased and inhaled cannabis through the internet on several occasions.

After receiving a notice from the investigative authorities to appear for questioning regarding the smoking of cannabis, the client, a first-time narcotics offender, came to a Daeryun narcotics attorney in order to defend the case.

The level of punishment for a first-time drug offense

Where a first-time narcotics offender inhales cannabis, this constitutes a violation of the Narcotics Control Act.

Even for a first-time narcotics offender, one may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or be subject to a fine not exceeding 50 million won.

The severity of the punishment is determined by taking into account the circumstances and number of instances of the offense, whether there has been voluntary reflection, the likelihood of reoffending, and similar factors.

Narcotics cases may result in stricter punishment, so prompt legal response from the early stage is necessary.

2. Daeryun's assistance in defending against punishment for a first-time drug offense

🔗first-time narcotics offender In order to defend against punishment, Daeryun formed a case team consisting of narcotics specialist attorneys with extensive experience in narcotics litigation, and provided assistance throughout the entire process of the case, from the early investigation response to the litigation.

Arguing sincere remorse in defending against punishment for a first-time drug offense

In order to defend against punishment of the first-time narcotics offender, the Daeryun narcotics attorney argued that the client deeply regretted his offense.

So as never to come into contact with cannabis again, the client had voluntarily and continuously received psychiatric treatment.

In addition, the client actively participated in a narcotics eradication campaign program and made efforts to cure the insomnia through exercise.

The narcotics attorney appealed that the client, a first-time narcotics offender, was actively cooperating with the investigation and was sincerely reflecting.

The first-time drug offense client's argument of severe insomnia

The client, a first-time narcotics offender, had suffered from insomnia over a long period and used cannabis for the purpose of resolving it.

The client had endured severe insomnia for several years, finding daily life difficult, and the people around the client were well aware of this condition.

In such circumstances, a friend recommended cannabis, saying it was effective for insomnia, and the client came to inhale cannabis for therapeutic purposes.

Accordingly, the Daeryun narcotics attorney emphasized that the client had not used cannabis simply for pleasure, but had chosen it amid the desperate circumstances of insomnia.

3. First-time drug offense client receives a suspended sentence

A first-time narcotics offender, the client came to Daeryun seeking the help of a narcotics attorney in a situation where he had purchased and inhaled cannabis and had been requested to appear for questioning by the investigative authorities.

Accordingly, Daeryun formed a case team consisting of narcotics specialist attorneys with extensive experience in cases involving first-time narcotics offenders, and provided assistance with the overall process from the early investigation to the litigation.

As a result, the court accepted Daeryun's argument and imposed a suspended sentence on the client, a first-time narcotics offender.

The client resolved never to inhale cannabis again and conveyed words of gratitude to the attorney in charge.

If, like the client above, you need assistance in defending litigation as a first-time narcotics offender, please come to a 🔗narcotics attorney at Daeryun LLC for a consultation.

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