Vice crimes such as drug related offenses have filled the courts and the jails in the past thirty years.  Minimum mandatory sentences for possession of certain amounts create a tremendous pressure on defendants to turn states evidence. The quantity of drugs determine how the case is charged and whether the case will be a felony or a misdemeanor or if there is a minimum mandatory sentence.  The following is a list of narcotics, the possession of which constitute a felony regardless of weight.

Heroine
Cocaine
Methamphetamine
Oxycotin
Xanax
Extasy/ectasy
GHB

As prosecutors the attorney’s at Barakat, Jacobs & Associates, P.L. were responsible for hundreds of drug cases.  There are volumes of case law discussing the appropriate methods for investigating narcotics cases, searching for and seizing evidence, and the use of confidential informants. 

A criminal defense attorney can explore your options and hold the prosecution to the high standard of proof required of them. 

Call Barakat, Jacobs & Associates, P.L. for a consultation or send us an e-mail.  We can evaluate your case today.