NY Drug Possession Lawyer
Any NY Drug Crime or Drug Possession Lawyer will tell you that NY is cracking down hard on people who are caught dealing and in possession of any illegal drug. While marijuana offenses don't very often lead to jail on a first offense, many of the District Attorneys through the State are looking to enforce the laws more rigorously and are asking Judges to give stiffer sentences to the criminal defendant in NY Drug Crimes and NY Drug Possession cases. This has created a greater need on the Criminal Defendant in a Drug Crime Case or Drug Possession Case to attain a skilled, aggressive and experienced Drug Possession and Drug Crimes Lawyer to defend you. Regardless of the type of Drug Possession; whether it is Heroine, Cocaine, Marijuana, Methamphetamine or LSD or related Drug Crimes for Drug Paraphernalia, stealing prescription pads or dealing legal or illegal drugs, there are serious penalties that can be imposed. The NY City Police Department is diligently focusing on getting drugs off the street. They are not alone, the office of the Queens County District Attorney, Kings County (Brooklyn) District Attorney, Office of the Bronx County District Attorney, Office of the New York (Manhattan) District Attorney as well as the Office of Richmond (Staten Island) County District Attorney all regularly communicate and coordinate their actions and strategies with the NYPD to minimize Drug Crimes on the street. One of the strategies is to come down on the "recreational user." The object is to arrest the recreational users and if you arrest these drug users (usually on drug possession cases) you can shrink the demand by deterrence. Thus, there is no longer as big a need for drugs and the supply will shrink which results in less drugs on the street. Ask any NY Drug Possession or Drug Crimes Lawyer and he will tell you that these cases are serious for a variety of reasons. Primarily, if you are convicted you can be sentenced to jail or probation. The other significant issue your NY Drug Possession Lawyer will warn you of are the civil ramifications a criminal conviction can carry. There are very few employers doing background checks on an employee or prospective employee who want to hire someone who has a criminal conviction for Drug possession or any criminal conviction for a Drug Crime. People rarely talk about the economic hardship that a Drug Crime conviction will have on a defendant. Again, that is why it is so important to have a NY Drug Crimes or Drug Possession Lawyer who is skilled and aggressive in defending Drug Crimes and Drug Possession cases. Very often Drug Crime cases are quite defensible in NY. For example, if there was a stop, the police or law enforcement official may not have had "probable cause" for the stop. If there was no "probable cause" the possession case may be dismissed. Moreover, there are often issues with regards to an illegal search. Was there a search warrant? What was the scope of the warrant? Did the police operate within the bounds of the warrant? All of these factors can significantly aid a defendant in a NY Drug Crime or Drug Possession case. At Stephen Bilkis & Associates each NY Drug Possession and Drug Crimes Lawyer is available to aid you with their knowledge and experience. Our law firm offers a free consultation with one of our NY Drug Crimes and Drug Possession Lawyers. Whether you've been charged with possession of marijuana, crack, cocaine, heroin, LSD or crystal meth or you are charged with a drug crime for dealing, distribution, or writing an illegal prescription, our NY Drug Crimes and Drug Possession Lawyers are available to you. So call us at 1-800-NY-NY-LAW (1-800-696-9529) or contact us online. We will be there when you need us. We have convenient locations including NYC : Manhattan, Bronx Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk County) and Westchester County.
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