When a cop stops you and finds something illegal in your car, you could end up facing serious accusations and punishments. If you are looking at drug charges, you need to immediately begin thinking about how you will defend yourself. A Montgomery County drug lawyer from our firm can help you with that.
What Are Some Potential Punishments For Drug Charges?
Drug charges can carry all sorts of penalties. Some people end up paying a small fine, others are forced to pay thousands of dollars in penalties. Some defendants avoid jail while others end up sentenced to lose years of their life in prison. It mostly depends on what kind of drug you are accused of carrying and how much you allegedly had.
How Can I Defend Myself Against Drug Charges?
One of the best strategies is challenging the stop itself. Cops need a reason to stop you. If they cannot come up with a valid reason for stopping you, their stop cannot be used as evidence in a case against you. That means that any evidence found during the stop cannot be used. If a prosecutor is pursuing drug charges against you and can no longer use drugs as evidence, that’s going to make things difficult for them.
Another common defense against drug charges is challenging the search. Maybe the cops had a good reason to pull you over, but that doesn’t mean that the search of your vehicle was automatically valid. If the cops did not have a warrant or your permission to search the car, that’s an illegal search and a violation of your civil rights.
Should I Talk to the Police?
Maybe you think of yourself as a charming individual. You’re good at convincing people of things. Perhaps you should just talk to the cops and clear this up.
We don’t recommend it. Despite what they might say, the cops are not here to help you in this situation. They are looking for anything that they can use against you. Staying silent and not giving them permission to search your vehicle are the right moves here.
Do I Need to Hire a Lawyer When I’m Facing Drug Charges?
When you do not hire a lawyer of your own, the state will assign you a public defender. Many public defenders have a passion for their jobs, but they can end up spread thin due to the nature of our criminal justice system. Your lawyer may not have the bandwidth required to give your case a lot of personal attention.
When you hire a lawyer yourself, you are paying for that personal attention. An attorney from our firm can spend time with you and closely evaluate every aspect of your case. Then we will help you find the best possible defense from these drug charges.
Schedule a Consultation Today
So if you are facing drug charges stemming from a traffic stop, make sure that your lawyer is ready to advocate for you and explore every defensive option available to you. Contact Mudrick & Zucker to schedule a consultation with our team.
