Drug Sale and Possession Attorney

If you have been charged with drug possession or sale in Minneapolis, St. Paul, or the 12 counties in and around the Twin Cities metro area, it’s important that you speak with an experienced criminal defense attorney. The good news for you is that a lot can be done to minimize the impact of drug charges on your life. This is especially true if this is your first time being charged with a drug offense.

Drug Crimes

We regularly and successfully help clients with the following cases:

• DWI and drunk driving
• Drug possession and sale charges
• Assault and domestic abuse charges
• Theft charges
• Gun charges, including felon-in-possession
• Sex crimes
• All felonies, gross misdemeanors, and misdemeanors
• Jury trials
• Traffic violations and speeding
• Driving after cancellation/revocation

Having a felony conviction on your record can be a life-changing event. We have been able to help nearly all of our clients facing first-time felony-level drug charges avoid having a felony drug conviction on their record. Avoiding a felony conviction is a very important step in helping my clients preserve their future employment and housing options.

If you have been charged with a major drug crime, or if this is not your first offense, you are likely facing very serious potential consequences above and beyond potentially having a felony conviction on you record. A first- or second-degree drug charge will carry a significant presumptive prison sentence. (Presumptive sentences provide a starting point for the judge at sentencing, if you are convicted.)

In these first- and second-degree drug cases, a defendant’s constitutional rights are paramount. The Fourth Amendment, which protects a defendant from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, is almost always at the heart of our work in these serious cases. It is critical that the defendant, with his or her attorney, take the requisite time to review the actions of the government in their case in order to evaluate whether potential evidence can be suppressed. If you have been charged with first- or second-degree drug sale or possession, we urge you to contact us today to discuss your case and make sure that your rights are being protected.

Penalties for drug convictions in Minnesota

The potential penalties for drug-related convictions in Minneapolis and elsewhere in Minnesota can vary widely based on the charge, the specific facts of the case, and the client’s criminal history. In higher-level cases, clients may be facing mandatory minimum jail or prison sentences. Vehicle forfeiture is often at issue in felony drug cases if the drugs were found in a vehicle or the situation involved a vehicle in some other way. Mandatory minimum sentences could also be at play in the event that firearms were found in proximity to drugs.

Whether you are facing charges of drug possession, possession with intent to deliver, or selling drugs, your first call should be to our office so that we can begin crafting an aggressive defense strategy for your case. We have the experience and resources necessary to successfully handle drug-related cases