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Criminal Defense
1 Year Of Probation. No Jail.
Defendant was arrested and charged with Felony Narcotics Sale after NYPD claimed that he sold heroin to undercover agent within 1000 feet of a New York City Public School. Top Charge: “B” Felony – Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance with maximum potential sentence of the 25 Years incarceration.
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