indictments

in va, my brother was indicted for 2 counts of possesion of marijuana w/ intent to distribute and 2 counts of distributing marijuana to a minor this is his first time being in trouble what kind of punishment is involved? can he go to drug court?

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1. Especially becuase this is his first offense and it is a big one -- hire a private criminal attorney. http://www.attorneypages.com or virginia state bar lawyer referral program

2. Whether there are deffered judgment programs in your state and whether he is eligible will depend on a number of factors. Bring this up to the attorney as one tactic.

3. What he can get will depend on how #2 above goes and also the extent of plea bargaining involved.

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+TOC18020000007000000000000