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Gangneung Law Firm | Client Who Possessed and Used Drugs Obtained a Suspended Sentence

The girlfriend of the client visited the Gangneung law firm with the earnest desire to prevent the client from reoffending and to help him never touch drugs again.

CONTENTS
  • 1. Gangneung Law Firm | How the Client Came to the Gangneung Attorney
    • - Gangneung Law Firm | The Earnest Request of the Client's Girlfriend
  • 2. Gangneung Law Firm | Drug Punishment
  • 3. Gangneung Law Firm | The Gangneung Attorney's Assistance
    • - Gangneung Law Firm | The Result of the Gangneung Attorney's Assistance

1. Gangneung Law Firm | How the Client Came to the Gangneung Attorney

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The Gangneung attorney's client was an upstanding young man who had dreamed of becoming an athlete since childhood.

After being seriously injured while training and being unable to continue as an athlete, he went through a long period of drifting, and during that time he came to use drugs as well.

Of course, the Gangneung attorney's client knew that not only drug dealing and arranging, but also the possession and use of drugs, were serious crimes against society that must never be committed.

However, at the urging of other defendants (drug dealers), he came to use drugs twice out of curiosity, and at his girlfriend's dissuasion he stopped all such conduct entirely.

In the meantime, he was caught in the investigative net of the police, who were investigating the other defendants, and was arrested at his home.

The client explained to the Gangneung attorney that he had only possessed and used drugs twice and had not engaged in dealing or arranging, yet the prosecution had charged him together with the offenses of dealing and arranging merely because he was acquainted with the other defendants (drug dealers).

Gangneung Law Firm | The Earnest Request of the Client's Girlfriend

The girlfriend of the Gangneung law firm's client told the Gangneung attorney that the client had been an athlete since he was young, and that after his injury he lost his dreams and hopes in an instant and drifted for a long time.

She stated that he then turned to drugs, and after she caught him and he promised never to do so again, he never touched drugs a second time.

In particular, she stated that he had only possessed and used drugs and had not actively engaged in dealing or arranged any dealing.

She earnestly asked the Gangneung law firm to resolve the client's drug-related problem and to support him so that he could live a normal life.

2. Gangneung Law Firm | Drug Punishment

Let us look into drug punishment with the Gangneung law firm.

What punishment would a person face if, like the Gangneung law firm's client, they had 🔗used methamphetamine?

Gangneung law firm attorney, on what legal basis is someone punished when they possess and use drugs, like the client?

Gangneung law firm attorney: Yes, drugs are a serious crime that is punished even for mere possession. Under Article 60 (Penal Provisions) of the Narcotics Control Act, this is punishable by imprisonment for up to ten years or a fine of up to 100 million won.


Gangneung law firm attorney, what must one do to obtain a reduced sentence for drug punishment?

Gangneung law firm attorney: One prepares for trial by confirming the 🔗

drug punishment level and the sentencing materials, with a solution tailored to the client. A case like the client's, in which the person did not lead the offense and merely possessed and used drugs, may fall under a mitigating factor. In addition, as a first-time offender, he actively cooperated with the investigative agency and showed remorse on multiple occasions, so a reduced sentence could be requested.

3. Gangneung Law Firm | The Gangneung Attorney's Assistance

From the moment he was detained in the detention center, the Gangneung law firm's client showed an active will to atone, preparing drug-abstinence pledges, drug-abstinence plans, drug-abstinence reflections, drug-abstinence journals, letters of apology, and more, a total of over 30 times, every single day.

Regarding the dealing and arranging conduct that was an aggravating factor in the sentence sought against the client, the Gangneung attorney investigated the facts and proved that there was no causal connection whatsoever with the other defendants (the dealers), so that in the end the client only had to be punished for the possession and use.

This established that there was no direct evidence that the client had engaged in dealing or arranging merely because he was on friendly terms with the other defendants.

Accordingly, the Gangneung law firm earnestly asked the court for leniency, taking into account that the client was deeply remorseful for the disturbance his drug use had caused to society.

The Gangneung law firm's client felt that he owed a great debt to his girlfriend, and promised that, for her sake, he would never touch drugs again.

Gangneung Law Firm | The Result of the Gangneung Attorney's Assistance

In the end, the Gangneung law firm's client obtained a suspended sentence and was able to avoid a prison term.

If you are in a situation facing the risk of punishment in a drug case, as in this case, receive help through a 🔗Gangneung attorney's 🔗legal consultation booking. A Gangneung attorney will help wholeheartedly so that the client suffers no injustice.

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