Drug Lawyer in New York City

Over the years, as a criminal lawyer in New York, I have defended hundreds of clients accused of drug crimes in many different situations, including:

1. Methamphetamine Lab Wiretap investigations.
2. Long-term buy operations.
3. Search warrant raids.
4. Car stops.
5. Stop-and-frisk encounters.
6. Buy-and-bust cases.
7. Observation sales.

I have won acquittals at trial where:

1. The client was an agent of the buyer (the "agency defense").
2. Police lied about seeing the client sell drugs.
3. Police framed the client.
4. The undercover officer misidentified the client.

Clients accused of drug crimes sometimes have the opportunity to achieve good results other than acquittal.

"Suppression" is a good result that can be achieved in drug cases where police violate a client's rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. For example, if police illegally arrest you in your home without a warrant, seized drugs and other evidence should be suppressed. Suppressed drugs cannot be used as evidence against you at your trial; without drug evidence, the prosecutor might not be able to get a conviction.

"Dismissal" is a favorable result that can be achieved where, for example, a prosecutor violates your right to a speedy trial under Section 30.30 of the Criminal Procedure Law.

A client who does not want to risk going to trial can sometimes avoid a felony drug conviction by successfully completing an intensive drug-treatment program, such as "DTAP" or "Judicial Diversion".

Call me today at 646-360-0290 for your FREE consultation with a drug lawyer.