Portland Drug Crime Attorneys
Search and Seizure
If you are facing drug charges of any kind, it may be that an illegal search and seizure led to the discovery of drugs or drug paraphernalia. By consulting and working with a defense attorney immediately, you may be able to ensure that key evidence is not used against you in court – if this evidence was obtained illegally.
We recommend that you consult a Portland drug crime lawyer as soon as possible if you have been arrested following a search of your person or property that uncovered drug evidence. Evidence obtained during a search and seizure may include actual narcotics as well as such items as:
- Measuring devices and scales
- Baggies
- Large amounts of cash
- Chemicals used to make controlled substances
- Equipment used to manufacture narcotics
- Blank, forged or altered prescription slips
- PDAs, pagers or cell phones
- Client lists / address lists
- Items or an equipment setup used to cultivate marijuana
Unreasonable and Illegal Search and Seizures and Drug Charges
You may find that you are facing drug possession, drug distribution, drug manufacturing, drug cultivation or drug trafficking charges based upon a search and seizure conducted on your property. You may also find that you are facing prescription fraud charges or may be arrested even if you were in possession of legal medical marijuana.
If law enforcement did not have a valid warrant or probable cause to search your person or property, any evidence they obtained during the search may not be used as direct evidence against you in court. It will be up to your defense attorney to conduct an investigation and determine how to prove that a search and seizure was unreasonable or illegal – therefore benefiting the outcome of your case.
Drug Crime Defense Lawyers in Portland, Oregon
The lawyers at our firm are committed to helping clients in the face of drug possession, cultivation, manufacturing and trafficking charges. We understand what is at stake and what must be done to protect your rights and freedom – and if an unreasonable search and seizure led to your drug charges, we will work to prove this.
Contact a Portland drug crime attorney at our firm to see if an illegal search and seizure may have led to your drug charges! |