Spodek Law Group

Bronx Marijuana Possession Lawyer

An arrest can throw you into utter confusion. That is what it is supposed to do. The prosecutorial system is designed to intimidate and humble you. The police who have handcuffed and thrown you into prison and the prosecutors who have decided to pursue a criminal case against you are concerned with only one thing: winning. Truth and justice never enters the picture; it the very last thing they are concerned with.

If you have been arrested and charged for marijuana possession, you should consider yourself under siege. You need relief, and that can only come from a legal mind that is equal in its competence, energy, and determination as that of the person prosecuting you.

The police may have raided a place in which there was marijuana. The fact that you were there doesn’t make the drugs yours. Police get most of their information and intelligence from snitches on the street and in prison. Your name may have been on the warrant they served. This is not an uncommon occurrence. The people that the authorities get their information from are paid. They must produce results, so they tend to give them as many names as they can think of.

One of the most perverse features of the prosecutorial system is that it takes quite shaky anecdotal evidence of wrongdoing and works to build a case from it. In the eyes of law enforcement, anyone who is associated, even by rumor and hearsay, with crime or criminality is guilty until proven innocent. And this of course is the exact opposite of the principle that governs our legal system.

It may be hard to remember this while you are sitting in a cage, but you are innocent until proven guilty. And you do not have to say anything that will incriminate yourself. The officers in charge of your case will sit you down and make all sorts of threats against you. They will say that the case is sewn up, that they have all the evidence they need to prove that you were in possession of marijuana. They will try to coax you into cooperating, which is their word for confessing to a crime you did not commit and had nothing to do with.

Instead of giving into their demands you should remain silent. You should also be comforted by the fact that you live in a country in which individuals in your position do not have to turn in evidence against themselves. Your Fifth Amendment right is inviolable. Saying nothing is the first step in preserving it. The second step involves getting a lawyer.

You should not retain any old lawyer. It is to get a lawyer who is specialized in this particular area of criminal defense. You want a Bronx marijuana possession lawyer with extensive experience and expertise. You want someone on your side who has the competence and insight to take the fight to the people who are trying to lock you up and ruin your life for no other reason than you were at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Drug possession is not something you want on your record. The thing is it is very hard to prove that any one individual is in possession of drugs unless the substance is found on their person. You should not take the word of the authorities at face value. Their claim to have a solid case against you may be baseless. In any case, hiring a criminal defense lawyer will give you more leverage to negotiate your release. A high quality lawyer will save you from an unfair conviction.