Possession and Patronizing A Prostitute Charge Reduced For Tennessee Man

One night a 36-year-old Tennessee man was charged with possession of cocaine and patronizing a prostitute in Allegheny County. His company had sent him here for about a year on business and left his wife at home. The man got drunk and went on a joyride around town. Along the way, he picked up a prostitute. Soon after, someone reported suspicious driving and activity. A police officer later pulled him over following the report. He found a small amount of cocaine in the driver side door. The officer continued his investigation and asked our client to identify the woman in the passenger seat. The man replied that she was a prostitute. He quickly became a client of Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC after accumulating these charges.

Attorney Samir Sarna represented the man at the preliminary hearing and had a strong argument on behalf of his client. Sarna pointed out the fact that under corpus delicti, there must be proof of him committing the crime – rather than only using a person’s statement. Under that realization, the Commonwealth agreed to withdraw the prostitution charge. The client was probation without verdict eligible for possession of cocaine. The judge sentenced our client to six months of probation. At the six month mark, he can get an automatic expungement of his charge. After he pays off all probation costs in full, our client is also eligible to terminate the probation in three months rather than six. We are expecting him to get an early expungement.

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