Drug Crimes Attorney New Orleans Archives - Elizabeth B. Carpenter Attorney At Law

New Orleans city council weighing reduced pot penalties

City of New Orleans Considers Reducing Penalties for Marijuana Possession The New Orleans City Council is considering a measure that would significantly reduce the penalties for marijuana possession. At a council committee meeting in late January, Councilwoman Susan Guidry outlined a proposal in which police officers could issue a simple warning for marijuana possession in lieu of a summons or arrest. Currently, police have the discretion to issue a summons or to arrest a pot possessor. The ability to just issue a summons was the result of marijuana reform law passed by the city council in 2010. The [...]

By Elizabeth B. Carpenter|2016-02-23T17:58:46+00:00February 23rd, 2016|Categories: Drug Crimes, Marijuana Legalization|Tags: Drug Crimes Attorney New Orleans, Marijuana|

LACDL Adopts Marijuana Policy Statement

I am happy to report that the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ (LACDL) voted last week to adopt an official policy statement related to the possession and use of marijuana. The 2014 legislative session has a number of marijuana-related bills up for debate. The LACDL Marijuana Policy Statement is as follows: We believe that marijuana prohibition financially burdens taxpayers, encroaches upon civil liberties, engenders disrespect for the law, and disproportionately impacts students, lower income classes, African Americans, and other ethnic minorities who bear the brunt of cannabis arrests and prosecutions. The responsible consumption of marijuana by adults [...]

By Elizabeth B. Carpenter|2014-03-17T08:36:03+00:00March 17th, 2014|Categories: Drug Crimes, Legislative News, Marijuana Legalization|Tags: Drug Crimes Attorney New Orleans, Marijuana Legalization|

Crack Cocaine — Fair Sentencing Act 2010 Amendment

Federal Criminal Defense Attorney What Is the Crack Cocaine Amendment to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines? Historically, federal law treated those convicted of crack cocaine offenses much more harshly than those convicted of offenses involving cocaine. This is despite the fact that chemically the substances are very similar and physiologically they react with the body in the same way. The sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and cocaine offenses was originally 100 to 1. This means that if a conviction for 100 grams of cocaine would result in a 30 year sentence, it would only take 1 [...]

By Elizabeth B. Carpenter|2013-11-18T06:14:31+00:00November 18th, 2013|Categories: Crime Related News, Criminal Procedure|Tags: Drug Crimes Attorney New Orleans, Federal Defense Attorney|

Schedule V Controlled Dangerous Substance — Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS DRUG CRIME DEFENSE ATTORNEY Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. -- New Orleans Criminal Defense Attorney The following is a list of Schedule IV controlled and dangerous substances as defined in the Louisiana Criminal Code. You can find the statutes pertaining to illegal possession, manufacturing, and distribution here. SCHEDULE V CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE -- La. R.S. 40:964 SCHEDULE V A. Narcotic drugs containing nonnarcotic active medicinal ingredients. Any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following limited quantities of narcotic drugs or salts thereof, which shall include one or more nonnarcotic active medicinal ingredients in sufficient proportion [...]

By Elizabeth B. Carpenter|2012-08-19T19:47:55+00:00August 19th, 2012|Categories: Crimes Defined, Criminal Statutes, Drug Crimes|Tags: Drug Crimes Attorney New Orleans, Drug Distribution, DRUG POSSESSION, new orleans criminal defense attorney|