California Drug Crime Defense Attorneys
If you are charged with a drug crime, you need the experience that we provide our clients at Pasadena Criminal Attorneys in Pasadena, California. As former prosecutors, we know how the other side operates. We use that knowledge to defend you and protect your rights.
Are you facing criminal charges? Do you need protection of your rights? Contact Pasadena Criminal Attorneys today at 626-844-0085 to get an aggressive defense of an alleged offense.
Our clients have been accused of drug possession and distribution, drug manufacturing with intent to sell, drug trafficking, and other drug crimes. The cases we handle include the following illegal narcotics and prescription drugs:
- Cocaine (powder and crack)
- Methamphetamine
- Marijuana / medical marijuana
- PCP
- OxyContin
- Vicodin
- Steroids
- Human growth hormone
Protecting Your Rights in Surveillance and Search and Seizure
At Pasadena Criminal Attorneys, we identify if the investigation leading up to your drug crime arrest, and the search and seizure following it, was done legally and within your rights.
There must be probable cause to arrest. This often means the government uses surveillance, wiretaps or informants. After lengthy tenures as prosecutors with the district attorney's office, Antony Myers and Meline Mkrtichian began protecting the rights of the accused. They can identify the legality of a drug crime investigation. They will determine whether the search and seizure complied with every mandated statutory and constitutional requirement.
The effort put forth by Pasadena Criminal Attorneys often weakens the government's position, forcing government compromise or capitulation and the termination of an investigation.
Deferred Entry of Judgment
If this is your first offense and you meet other qualifying criteria, you may avoid jail time and a criminal conviction by participating in a drug abuse treatment program. Called "deferred entry of judgment (DEJ)," this practice delays judgment for a period. After 18 months, a judge may dismiss the charge if you remained on good behavior.
You may qualify for DEJ, if:
- This is your first drug crime charge
- You were not charged with violent behavior
- You have not violated parole
- You have not completed a DEJ within the past 5 years
- You have no prior felony conviction within the past 5 years
Our lawyers will assess your situation and help determine if you are eligible for DEJ. We will assist you in qualifying for the program if possible.
Former Prosecutors Resolving Your Drug Crimes Case
Mr. Myers was a senior trial attorney with the Major Narcotics Division of the largest local prosecutors' office in the nation. We use this experience to develop plausible defenses for drug crimes allegations. If the evidence against you is strong, we will attempt to negotiate a disposition short of trial that is in your best interest. However, if the prosecution's case is weak or if your rights were violated, we will go into court to suppress illegally acquired evidence, fight for your rights, and obtain your vindication.
Contact Us
To learn more information or to schedule an appointment with an experienced criminal defense lawyer regarding cocaine or marijuana possession or another drug crime, please contact us.
