What is needed legally in order to be charged with “possession with intent to deliver”?
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What is needed legally in order to be charged with “possession with intent to deliver”?
I recently had cops search my room (with permission) and they only found an empty jar with marijuana residue, about 4-6 empty baggies and a few seeds. They came to my house with a complaint that I sold to an undercover cop but would’t they have more than just a “complaint”?
Asked on April 21, 2012 under Criminal Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
Kevin Bessant / Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
In most states, a complaint acts as the official charging document to charge you with possession with intent to deliver. The fact that you allegedly sold to an undercover cop is why you were charge with "intent to deliver" and not just simple possession.
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