Orlando Drug Crimes
Defend against possession or trafficking charges in central Florida
Orlando drug charges are a pretty frequent occurrence. Drugs are everywhere and their effects on Orange County and the surrounding communities can be insidious.
This doesn’t mean that the prosecutors deal with drug charges lightly, though—instead, it means that alleged possession of even a small amount can land you in jail.
Central Florida takes drug crime seriously. When state penalties and federal law combine, suddenly, a fun weekend with friends or a quick getaway to the Sunshine State is a nightmare tangle of police interrogation and incarceration.
Contact John Namey, P.A., Attorney at Law when you are charged with drug crimes in Orlando or the surrounding towns.
Mr. Namey is a former Felony Division Chief at the Florida State Prosecutor’s Office with the 9th Judicial Circuit for Orange and Osceola Counties.
Just what are the consequences of Orlando drug crimes?
Drug cases have a nasty way of tainting other areas of your life, too. It’s not part of the law or anything the prosecutor cares about; it’s just reality.
For instance, if you're formally convicted of any drug charge—even a misdeameanor marijuana charge—you face a mandatory 2-year revocation of your drivers' license, regardless of the state in which you reside and regardless of whether a vehicle was involved in the offesnse.
Tourists
If you are charged with drug possession arising from an incident that occurred while you were on vacation in Orlando, you probably already know from when you tried—and tried and tried—to get bail that being a non-Florida resident makes things tougher and more expensive here.
You need a lawyer who can reduce the chances of multiple trips to Florida or probation in Orange or the surrounding counties.
Dealers
If you are charged with manufacture, trafficking, or distribution, the state can escalate the issue to the federal level and include civil forfeiture proceedings, which means the government takes your cars, cash, property holdings, and any other material assets they believe may be a causative element or profit of your criminal drug charges.
You need a lawyer who can help keep you from federal prison and protect your assets and possessions.
Everyday Orlandoans
If you are charged with simple or other types of possession—say police allegedly found a gram of cocaine or a joint—you can expect to have a very hard time finding employment after conviction. You may lose your job if you go to jail. You may not have the money for fines and paying them off over the course of years will impact the quality of your life. Your reputation in Orlando may not fare too well if you make the paper’s crime beat or if you have to go to court-ordered rehab.
You need a lawyer who can help you maintain the quality of your life before you were charged with drug possession.
You need John Namey, P.A., Attorney at Law.
