Facing Drug Charges? Know All of Your Options
A drug offense conviction can mean prison time. No matter how minor the drug offense may seem, it will give the person convicted a criminal record. An experienced criminal defense lawyer can explain the charges as well as your options.
Our first goal at the Otis & Johnson law firm in Covington, Kentucky, is to keep you out of jail. A criminal defense attorney at our firm can assure that your rights are protected. Because our law firm has handled many drug offense cases — state and federal — we know the law, the court procedures and your rights.
Possession, Trafficking, Distribution: What Is the Evidence?
Drug offense cases are built on physical evidence — and that evidence has to be legally obtained. If law enforcement seized the evidence without a warrant or probable cause, your criminal defense lawyer can challenge that evidence under your Fourth Amendment protection against illegal search and seizure.
- Trafficking, manufacturing or even possession can lead to additional charges of conspiracy, an accusation that you are conspiring with others and engaged in organized crime.
- If you are accused of distribution near a school, playground, day care center or any other place where there are children, you can face an enhancement to the charges — meaning more time in prison.
- Possession of marijuana, illegal drug paraphernalia, cocaine, OxyContin, heroin, meth, HGH growth hormone or other illegal substances can mean substantial jail or prison time. Possession of less than eight ounces of marijuana can be charged as a misdemeanor.
- If you are caught with a lot of unexplained money, a black book of contacts or baggies for packaging, it may be considered evidence of trafficking whether or not large quantities of drugs are present.
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How can an experienced lawyer help? First, your lawyer can protect your rights and assure that illegally obtained evidence is not used against you. If you are facing a felony, your attorney may be able to negotiate a misdemeanor. Your attorney can discuss the case with the prosecutor, explain the circumstances and get the charges dropped or lowered or negotiate probation rather than prison.
This is too important to leave to chance. Contact a criminal defense trial lawyer at Otis & Johnson.
