At DeMarco & Triscaro in Cleveland, Ohio, we represent people charged with possession of cocaine, marijuana, prescription drugs and other controlled substances. Our Cleveland Ohio drug possession defense attorneys have more than 44 years of combined experience representing clients charged with possession of marijuana, cocaine, prescription drugs, and other controlled substances in Municipal Court, Courts of Common Pleas, and Federal Court.
If you have been charged with a drug crime it is always in your best interest to immediately contact an experienced Ohio Drug Lawyer, who will fight for your rights. Contact our Cleveland Criminal Defense Attorneys for your free initial consultation.
Our Ohio Drug Possession Lawyers Will Fight to Reduce or Dismiss Your Drug Charge
Our Criminal Defense Attorneys will fight your drug possession arrest. Possession of certain drugs can carry serious penalties, including jail or prison time, fines, community control sanctions (probation), and a criminal record that can affect future employment opportunities. We will explore all opportunities to dismiss or mitigate your drug charge.
Through a scrupulous investigation concerning the evidence in your case we will seek to:
- Identify mistakes made by the arresting officers or prosecution
- File a Motion to Suppress certain evidence
- Argue that there is not enough evidence to support a drug possession charge
- Make an effort to mitigate your case, and reduce your possession charge to a lesser offense
- When all else fails, seek alternatives to jail or prison time
We may also be able to negotiate your admission to a diversion, or intervention in lieu of conviction program, whereby if you are to complete a specialized program any drug charges pending against you will be dismissed.
Defense Attorneys for Possession of Prescription Drugs
In today's day and age, many people become addicted to prescription drugs such as Vicodin or OxyContin. In some cases, the addiction become so great it may lead to the forging of prescriptions or "doctor shopping" in an attempt to gain control over your prescription drug of choice.
Possession of prescription drugs, or the attempt to unlawfully gain control over them is usually a felony in Ohio. Thankfully, some Counties in Ohio offer drug diversion or intervention in lieu programs, which allows for your criminal charges to be dismissed after successful completion of a drug program for self betterment. Our Ohio Drug Possession Lawyers can advocate for your admittance into such programs. We then can expunge the case after your completion of the program so that there is no record of your drug charge.
Contact an Ohio drug possession attorney at DeMarco & Triscaro today. |
