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Gangneung narcotics attorney | Daeryun's Gangneung narcotics attorney who successfully defended against an immediate custodial sentence in a proxy prescription of sleeping pills case

The client who came to the Gangneung narcotics attorney was tried on a charge of violation of the Narcotics Control Act.

With the assistance of Daeryun's Gangneung narcotics attorney, the defense against an actual custodial sentence was successful.

1. The circumstances of the case that brought the client to the Gangneung narcotics attorney

The client who came to the Gangneung narcotics attorney was facing the risk of punishment on a charge of violation of the Narcotics Control Act.

The client stated that, due to complications and depression following childbirth, she could not fall asleep without sleeping pills.

As the period of taking sleeping pills grew longer, she could no longer fall asleep on the same dosage, and her dosage gradually increased.

She tried to obtain a larger prescription of sleeping pills at the hospital she usually attended, but the doctor answered that he could not do so.

This was because the sleeping pills the client was taking contained zolpidem, a psychotropic substance.

As the days on which she could not fall asleep increased, the client, unable to bear it, used another person's resident registration number to obtain a prescription for sleeping pills at a different hospital.

This was unmistakably a criminal act.

The client's conduct continued and was ultimately detected.

Facing the risk of an actual custodial sentence such as imprisonment with labor on this charge, the client requested a defense against an actual custodial sentence from the Gangneung narcotics attorney at Daeryun Law Firm.

The statutes relating to the case, examined with the Gangneung narcotics attorney

■ Narcotics Control Act Article 4 (Prohibition of Handling Narcotics, etc. by Persons Other than Narcotics Handlers)

① A person who is not a narcotics handler shall not engage in any of the following acts.

1. Possessing, owning, using, transporting, managing, importing, exporting, manufacturing, dispensing, administering, giving or receiving, trading, arranging the trade of, or providing narcotics or psychotropic substances

■ Narcotics Control Act Article 61 (Penal Provisions)

① Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five years or a fine not exceeding fifty million won.

5. A person who, in violation of Article 4, Paragraph 1, trades, arranges the trade of, gives or receives, possesses, owns, uses, manages, dispenses, administers, or provides a psychotropic substance falling under Article 2, Subparagraph 3, Item (d), or a psychotropic substance containing such substance, or a person who issues a prescription listing a psychotropic substance

② A person who habitually commits the offense under Paragraph 1 shall have the penalty prescribed for such offense aggravated by up to one half.

■ Resident Registration Act Article 37, Subparagraph 10 (Unlawful Use of a Resident Registration Number)

A person who unlawfully uses another person's resident registration number shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or a fine not exceeding thirty million won.

2. The Gangneung narcotics attorney's strategy for defending against punishment

Daeryun Law Firm's Gangneung narcotics attorney first formed a handling team dedicated solely to the client's case, consisting of 3 to 20 specialist attorneys with extensive experience in cases similar to the client's, and proceeded with the case.

After closely analyzing the client's case, Daeryun's Gangneung narcotics attorney handling team defended against the client's punishment through the following arguments.

▶ The client fully admits the facts of the offense and is deeply remorseful

▶ The client had been suffering severe distress from insomnia for a long period

▶ The client is currently in a physically and mentally unstable state

▶ She obtained the prescription entirely for her own use, not for the purpose of selling to others

3. Daeryun's Gangneung narcotics attorney who defended against an immediate custodial sentence

The court accepted all of the arguments of Daeryun's Gangneung narcotics attorney handling team and sentenced the client to a suspended sentence.

As a result, the client was able to avoid the risk of an actual custodial sentence.

Psychotropic substances such as sleeping pills are easily accessible, but they can cause serious problems and can result in heavy punishment.

Daeryun Law Firm's Narcotics Response Group closely analyzes the client's case and proposes a resolution and a means of mitigating the punishment appropriate to the circumstances.

If you are facing the risk of severe punishment in a situation similar to the client's, consider exploring a solution to your case together with Daeryun's Gangneung narcotics attorney.

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