Source: James Caldwell of The Pro Wrestling Torch

TNA wrestler Jeff Hardy is scheduled for trial at the Superior Court in Moore County, N.C. on Wednesday, March 17. Also, Hardy is faced with a new charge of “conspiracy to traffic opium.”

On January 4, Hardy was indicted on drug-possession charges stemming from his September 11 arrest at his home in North Carolina.

Hardy’s legal team will present his defense against the charges at the March trial and a jury of 12 peers will render a verdict. The following is a list of the charges Hardy is faced with.

Case 1 – Felony drug trafficking, Two felony charges of possession of a Schedule III controlled substance or drug.

Case 2 – Felony possession of cocaine, Felony maintaining a dwelling for redistribution of controlled substances.

Case 3 – Misdemeanor Possession of drug paraphernalia.

Case 4 (newly added in 2010) – Conspiracy to traffic opium.

According to the statute cited, the new charge is for trafficking four or more grams, but less than fourteen grams of opium/heroin.

“N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-95(h)(4) (2005) provides that ‘[a]nyperson who sells, manufactures, delivers, transports, or possesses four grams or more of opium or opiate, or any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or opiate’ is guilty of trafficking in opium or heroin. If a defendant does not maintain exclusive control of the place where the controlled substance is found, the State must show ‘other incriminating circumstances’ to permit the inference of constructive possession.”

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