What phrase indicates an increased likelihood of distribution charges?

• A. Higher quantity
• B. Brady Doctrine
• C. Exculpatory evidence
• D. Jencks Act

Answer: (A)

In drug offenses, the amount involved is a deciding factor for how the crime is charged and punished. A larger quantity strongly suggests an intent to sell or distribute rather than mere possession, so prosecutors are more likely to frame the offense as possession with intent to distribute or trafficking when the stash is big. This is why the phrase indicating an increased likelihood of distribution charges is related to higher quantity—the quantity threshold often triggers the distribution charge and higher penalties. The other terms refer to evidentiary and due-process rules (impeachment or exculpatory evidence, and disclosure of witness statements) that do not determine whether a case is charged as distribution based on quantity.