Thomas Jakeway A lawyer who knows Minnesota DWI / DUI & Criminal Law
Drug Charges
Your car may have been stopped and searched during a routine traffic stop. You may have been caught in a sting operation. Or mistaken for someone else. Bottom line, did the police have the right to search? That is always the first question. Whatever the circumstances of your case, you should have an experienced attorney to fight for your freedom and your reputation in the face of drug charges. You don't want to take this one sitting down. Your Constitutional Rights In every drug charge case, there is a point where the police begin to focus on the accused. At that point, your rights must be protected. The Constitution protects you against unreasonable searches and seizures. The Constitution also requires that warrants shall only issue upon probable cause. What is an unreasonable search or seizure? What is probable cause? The answers to those questions lie in thousands upon thousands of court cases that have defined and interpreted the scope and limits of police authority to search, seize, and to arrest. The law in these areas is filled with subtlety and nuance. I have practiced in the area of criminal law for many years. I know what is needed to have a warrant declared illegal, or to have a search or a seizure declared void. You suppress the evidence, generally, you win the case. That is important, because in many cases the best defense is to get the court to throw out the evidence before trial. Comprehensive Drug Charge Defense The charges against you may involve any number of specific activities, including:
- cultivation operations
- drug possession
- drug trafficking
- forging prescriptions
- marijuana
- cocaine
- heroin
- ecstasy
- methamphetamine
- prescription drugs