Arlington, VA asked in Criminal Law for Virginia

Q: confidential informant has drugs on them before a control buy and the cops found does the buy stick

and I have copies of all the messages between the ci and the cop. Showing the ci was dirty for drugs before court and the ci asked for help to stay out of jail the next day for court and the cop helped ci. Can I beat distribution chRges

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Susan Fremit
Susan Fremit
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Spotsylvania, VA
  • Licensed in Virginia

A: Since you were charged with distribution, you very likely need to speak to your attorney about this because he or she knows far more about the situation.

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