Drug Crimes

Drug crimes carry a wide variety of sentences based on the type of offense. These are fines and counseling to life in prison, depending on whether you are facing a felony or misdemeanor drug crimes. As a rule, the severity of the crime you are charged with varies with the circumstances, such as what type of drug was involved, the quantity, whether you have "priors", and whether violence was involved. Even minor charges can be terrifying, and carry the risk of serious penalties upon conviction; the more serious charges, of course, can give rise to even considerably greater consequences.

Though some drug crimes can seem minor at first, there can become huge legal problems. You need experienced and intelligent criminal attorneys to fight the drug charges against you. Whether you have been charged with possession, sales, smuggling, manufacture, distribution, transportation, or trafficking, the Law Offices of Goldstein & Handwerker, LLP have the experience and knowledge to examine every legal possibility for your benefit and do everything possible to have your case dismissed or your sentence reduced.