Put Our Aggressive Defense on Your Side
If you have been charged with possession, intent to distribute or trafficking in cocaine, you are facing charges with very serious consequences. Depending on the specifics of your case, you could be charged with state and federal crimes. Now is the time for experienced, aggressive criminal defense.
Silver, Forrester & Lesser, P.C., has a team of criminal defense lawyers who are all former Orange County assistant district attorneys. With this experience, we can anticipate and counter the prosecution's case against you. Our thorough investigation of each case also helps us build strong defense strategies. To schedule a consultation with a New Windsor cocaine possession defense attorney, please call 845.764.4757 or toll free at 866.687.1338, or contact us online.
We Strive to Keep Clients Out of Jail
For people who are struggling with drug addiction, we can argue for options such as diversionary programs, drug court or SHOCK incarceration. We are often able to work out a disposition with a rehabilitation program that does not require incarceration. The revised Rockefeller Drug Law sentencing guidelines allow more flexibility in dealing with nonviolent offenders. Successfully completing one of these programs will allow you to have the felony charge reduced to a misdemeanor.
Timely investigation of the circumstances of your arrest is critical to your defense. Using investigators who are former police officers, we will determine whether there was probable cause to stop and search you, and whether any other police procedures violated your constitutional rights. We will also investigate drug tests you were given and may contest the results.
Charges Are Determined by the Amount of Cocaine
The amount of cocaine you are accused of possessing plays a large part in determining the charges and penalties you will face. Being charged for possession or possession with intent to distribute, for example, is largely based on how many grams of cocaine were in your possession when you were arrested. Prior drug convictions are also a consideration.
For federal drug crimes, the base offense levels for cocaine base (crack cocaine) are as follows:
- A five- to 40-year prison term for 28 grams of crack or 500 grams of cocaine
- A 10-year to life in prison term for 280 grams of crack or 5 kilograms of cocaine
- A 20-year minimum mandatory prison term applies after one prior felony drug conviction
- A mandatory life term of imprisonment applies after two or more prior felony drug convictions
Contact Silver, Forrester & Lesser, P.C. — Orange County Drug Crimes Defense Attorneys
Please call 845.764.4757 or toll free at 866.687.1338 to schedule an attorney consultation.
