California Drug Possession Charges
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange County
California leads the nation in arrests for possession of illegal drugs. If you're charged in California with drug crimes of possession, distribution, transportation, or manufacturing of a controlled substance, you could be facing hard time in prison.
Meth • Crack • Crank • Marijuana • Heroin • Cocaine
As a drug crimes lawyer, I vigorously defend the rights of people charged with California drug crimes. If the State thinks it has a case against you, they had better be able to prove it because I'm a fighter in the courtroom and if there are weak links in their case, I will find them. Contact the Law Offices of Waldo Brown, California drug crimes lawyer, to find out how I can help you with your trial.
I represent people charged with the drug-related crimes such as:
- Possession
- Sale
- Transportation
- Manufacturing
- RICO and racketeering
The penalties you face for a drug possession charge will vary based on the type of drug, the amount in your possession, its intended use (personal or for sale), and whether there were extenuating circumstances, such as weapons possession or gang crimes involvement.
If your offense is relatively minor, or a first offense, you may very well qualify for an alternative to jail. Proposition 36 sends drug offenders to treatment and probation instead of prison and charges are dismissed after treatment is completed.
You can't qualify for Proposition 36 if you are accused of sale or manufacture of drugs, are charged with a violent crime, or had a prior conviction for a serious crime. Proposition 36 is still rather new so contact my office to talk about what constitutes a serious crime and whether your case qualifies for an alternative sentence.
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The California (CA) firm of Waldo A. Brown represents clients throughout Southern California.
