STRAIGHT PROBATION FOR POSSESSION OF KETAMINE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE WHEN ORIGINALLY FACING 5 YEARS MINIMUM IN PRISON

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Mr. Khojayan’s client was in custody without bail and facing 5 years minimum in prison for possession of narcotics and ketamine with intent to distribute. Mr. Khojayan negotiated with the Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for his client to be released to a drug treatment center with an unsecured signature bond. He then negotiated that his client only plead guilty to the charge of possession of ketamine that did not carry any minimum mandatory sentence. Mr. Khojayan had convinced the AUSA that the narcotics was only for his client’s personal use and not for sale. After the client did well in drug treatment — and despite his prior criminal convictions — Mr. Khojayan was able to achieve a sentence of straight probation for his client and return of his seized items.