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topConcurrent Two or more sentences of incarceration or probation to be served simultaneously (at the same time).
Confidential Informant A person who provides information to a law enforcement agency on the express or implied guarantee of anonymity. An individual hired by law enforcement to obtain incriminating statements from another individual. The confidential informant may be seeking monetary compensation or reduction of his/her sentence (if they are facing criminal charges or have previously been sentenced) in exchange for their assistance.
Consecutive Two or more sentences of jail time or probation to be served in sequence.
Conspiracy Two or more people involved in an illegal act, including planning, rehearsing, or carrying out the illegal act
Counterfeit Substance An imitation to pass for an original. To imitate without the right to do so and with the purpose of deceiving or defrauding. An example would be selling pure baking soda claiming it was coaine base.
EtopEnhanced Penalty The act of increasing or enlarging a sanction. For example, the use of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense led to an enhancement of a sentence.
GtopGovernment Agent An employee or representative of a governmental agency, such as the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, etc.
JtopJurisdiction The right and power to interpret the law, authority or control, territorial range of authority or control.
KtopKilogram Approximately 2.2 pounds.
MtopMisprision of a Felony This occurs whenever an individual has knowledge of the commission of a felony and conceals or does not make it known to a judge or other person in military or civil authority as soon as possible
OtopOunce Approximately 28 grams, (1 standard paperclip weighs approximately 1 gram).
PtopParole The release of a prisoner from imprisonment before the full sentence has been served.
Probation A court imposted criminal sentence which releases convicted persons to community supervision instead of sending them to jail or prison.
RtopRelevant Conduct All reasonably foreseeable acts planned or carried out or statements made during the offense, in preparation of the offense, or while attempting to avoid being caught or detected
StopSchedule The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) places all substances that are regulated under existing federal law into one of five schedules. This placement is based upon the substance's medicinal value, harmfulness, and potential for abuse or addiction. Schedule I is reserved for the most dangerous drugs that have no recognized medical use, while Schedule V is the classification used for the least dangerous drugs. The act also provides a mechanism for substances to be controlled, added to a schedule, decontrolled, removed from control, rescheduled, or transferred from one schedule to another.
Simple Possession Having or holding property in one’s power; or control or dominion over property without actual possession or custody of it.
Supervised Release Community supervision for a specific length of time after being released from prison.
TtopTrafficking Manufacturing, distributing, importing and exporting, or possession with intent to do the same of an illegal substance
UtopUse of a Communication Facility This occurs whenever an individual uses the mail, telephone, wire, radio and any other means of communication during the commission of a drug trafficking offense
Use of a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Offense Includes carrying, possessing or using the firearm in any manner in furtherance of the drug trafficking offense
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