CHARGES: 
(1) FELONY POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
(2) FORGERY AND CREDIT CARD FRAUD
(3) POSSESSION OF A FALSE IDENTIFICATION

CASE OVERVIEW: Attorney Kensley Barrett is extremely pleased to report that a Client charged with forgery/credit card fraud and possession of Cocaine – both felony offenses – resolved with a three-year deferred sentence.  In Rhode Island, both forgery/credit card fraud and possession of a controlled substances are felony offenses punishable by up to three (3) years at the Adult Correctional Institute.  After meeting with the prosecutor handling the case, Attorney Barrett was able to negotiate the favorable three-year deferred sentence on behalf of the Client. The three-year deferred sentence does not constitute a conviction and it allows the Client to have the case removed from his record upon successful completion of the three-year period.

CASE RESULT: FELONY POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND FELONY FORGERY AND CREDIT CARD FRAUD resulted in a three year deferred sentence in October 2021