Cocaine Base or Crack Charges

The laws in California governing cocaine base and crack cocaine are extremely harsh. Crack cocaine and base are illegal to use, possess, sell, possess to sell, and process or manufacture, and a conviction for most of these charges can result in a lengthy prison sentence.

The repercussions of many cocaine base or crack convictions remain harsher than for powder cocaine, despite efforts to remedy this injustice. If you're facing a California crack or base cocaine charge, you need a knowledgeable drug defense lawyer who will do everything possible to protect you from the consequences you face. A skilled California drug attorney from The Kavinoky Law Firm has the experienced needed to aggressively fight your cocaine charge.

California's determinate sentencing laws spell out three possible prison sentences for a cocaine offenses and other felony charges -- a lower, a middle, and an upper term. The sentence the judge imposes will depend on the facts of the case and aggravating and mitigating factors -- issues that will prompt the judge to treat you more harshly or leniently.

The following charges can be filed in a California crack or cocaine base case:

Code Section	Charge	Sentence
11350	Possession	16-2-3
11351.5	Possession for sale	3-4-5
11352	Sale (transport, import, furnish, administer, give away, or offers)	3-4-5
11379.6	Manufacture (process, prepare, etc.)	3-5-7 plus $50,000
11355	Agrees to sell, and then sells another substance in lieu of	Misdemeanor or 16-2-3
11366.8a	Possess or use false compartment in vehicle to store or transport	Misdemeanor or 16-2-3
11366.8b	Design or construct compartment in vehicle to store or transport	16-2-3
11401	Analog of cocaine base (controlled substance) (i.e. substantially similar
	chemical structure or effect)
PC 182a1	Conspiracy to do any of the above (same as substantive charge)
11532	Loitering in a public place with the intent to commit a narcotics offense	Misdemeanor

In addition to the charges listed above, the prosecutor may also file sentencing enhancements that, if proven, can add substantially to your prison sentence in a California crack or cocaine base case. Possible sentencing enhancements in a California crack cocaine case include weight enhancements, prior convictions, firearms, locations, and minors.

If you're charged with a California crack and base cocaine charge, a skilled drug lawyer can help you mount an aggressive defense to your case. To learn more about comprehensive defense strategies in crack cocaine cases, please contact one of our California defense attorneys from The Kavinoky Law Firm today at 1-800-NO-CUFFSfor a free consultation.

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