BRADFORD LADNER GETS NOT GUILTY VERDICT ON ALABAMA MARIJUANA POSSESSION CHARGE
Client was charged with Alabama marijuana possession charge 1st degree felony possession. Client accused of throwing baggie of marijuana to the ground after being chased by police and arrested. In a two day jury trial handled by Bradford Ladner Criminal Defense Attorney Amber Ladner, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty on the Alabama marijuana possession charge. This case was a felony possession case due to the fact that the client had a previous misdemeanor Alabama marijuana possession charge.
Alabama law provides that even a simple marijuana possession offense is a felony if the defendant has previously been convicted of an Alabama marijuana possession charge. This holds true regardless of the amount of marijuana involved or whether the marijuana is possessed for personal use only.
