Criminal Defense: Drug Charges

Drug Charges

San Jose Criminal Law Office has over 29 years of experience handling drug charges. You can count our knowledge of ever-changing drug and search and seizure laws to resolve legal matters associated with drugs for you or a loved one.
Drug charge laws, to a large extent, punish each type of behavior, or try to rehabilitate it, in accordance with the crime. Drug charges range from (follow these links for more specific information on each topic):

Recreational occasional use of an illegal drug
Constant use and possession and sometimes sales and theft behavior of an addict
Sales of illegal drugs as a business

As simple as that may seem your case may involve complexities that you may have not been aware of at the time of the arrest. These issues need to be factored into your defense:

No probable cause for stop or arrest
Illegal search and seizure
Confession outside of Miranda
Inadmissible Evidence
Illegal arrest when marijuana is used for medicinal reasons
Medicinal defenses to marijuana cultivation

Our Strategy: An Aggressive Defense

No matter what category of charges your case falls under, we will represent you to make sure your rights are honored. You need to be respected as an equal individual not as a hardened criminal. We make it our priority to show the court you are more than your charges. You are a person in a delicate situation surrounded by complex circumstances that need to be taken into consideration. As always, the sooner you hire representation, the greater chances of a positive outcome for your case:

Dismissed or reduced charges
Court ordered rehab instead of jail
Shorter probation
Retain employment eligibility

You can learn more about the different strategies we may use for each category of drug charges by visiting their specific pages in the links above. To discuss your case with our drug charges defense attorney, please call or email San Jose Criminal Defense Attorney Maureen Baldwin right away.