Drug Charges
Green & Willstatter, located in White Plains, New York, handles all aspects of criminal defense matters, both in the state and federal courts, relating to drug charges. Our Westchester County drug charges defense attorneys serve clients in the communities of White Plains, Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Scarsdale, North Castle, Eastchester, and throughout Westchester County, and New York City.
More than 1.5 million people were arrested in the United States for drug related crimes in 2002, up from 500,000 drug arrests made in 1980. All drug related crimes are very serious charges. If you are convicted of a drug-related crime you may have to pay a considerable fine and serve jail time. If you have a criminal record with a drug conviction on it, you may have a difficult time trying to find a respectable job after you are released from jail. These drug charges include:
- Possessing any substance that contains traces of illegal drugs or narcotics
- Possession of any scheduled narcotics
- Possession with intent to sell
- Dispensing of drugs or narcotics
- Distribution of drugs
- Distribution of narcotics to children and minors
- Distribution or manufacturing of drugs on school property
- Transportation of drugs
- Sale of illegal substances
- Drug conspiracy
- Drug paraphernalia
- Drug trafficking
- Marjiuana possession
- Cocaine trafficking
- Heroin sales
- Fraudulently obtaining prescriptions drugs
- Cultivation of narcotics
- Using a dangerous or hazardous substance on federal property
The skilled and experienced Westchester County drug crime defense lawyers at Green & Willstatter have been successfully representing clients accused of drug trafficking, drug possession, drug manufacturing and other drug charges for over 25 years. We have extensive experience defending federal drug conspiracies in court. We defend all drug crimes, both felony and misdemeanor, and we are prepared to aggressively represent your drug case. If you have been arrested for or charged with a drug crime in Westchester County, you need to hire professional drug defense attorneys who know the laws in the State of New York and can aggressively represent you in court. With our extensive knowledge of drug charges in relation to legal defense, we have been able to have sentences reduced or dismissed for our clients.
If you have been arrested for any drug charge in New York, including drug possession, drug sales, drug cultivation, or being under the influence of drugs, contact us today for a consultation. Our defense attorneys can help.