How Is Intent Determined In A Federal Drug Case? Andrew Russek, experienced attorney with Combs Waterkotte, discusses intent as it relates to federal drug cases.
Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: How is intent determined in a federal drug case?
Andrew Russek: So it’s similar to a state case, but again, they have wider resources.
So a lot of times in these drug cases, they’re gonna have cell phone records. They’re gonna have an undercover officer that maybe talked to somebody within the conspiracy. They’re maybe gonna flip some people, or they’re gonna try and flip people. And they’ll probably have somebody who actually did a hand-to-hand transaction with an undercover informant– I mean, an undercover officer or a confidential informant is how they’re referred to as. So again, they’re building these cases with multiple different instances over time.
It is not the same as a state case where you have a bag of weed in your pocket, and there’s a debate over its personal use versus you’re selling it. They’re gonna have those transitions from the product moving, money being exchanged, money not being reported. Those things. And it’s all cumulative.
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