Grey Tesh, an experienced Florida drug crimes attorney, can help you with your drug charges.
Mandatory 2 year license revocation for any drug conviction
In Florida, if you are convicted of any drug offense, whether it be possession of Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Marijuana, pot, weed, Meth, Crystal meth, Methamphetamine, Heroin, ecstasy (principally MDMA), LSD, Mushrooms, PCP, your license will be revoked for 2 years.
The greater amount of drugs that are possessed, distributed, or sold, the worse the penalties get.
For instance, if you possess more than 20 grams of marijuana, or even possess one crack rock, you are facing up to five years in prison plus fines and court costs. If the amounts of drugs are higher, you may be charged with a first degree felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine of $10,000.
For drug trafficking offenses, there are minimum mandatory prison sentences. For instance, if you traffic in more than 200 grams of cocaine, there is a 7 year minimum mandatory prison sentence. Also, drug trafficking is punishable by life in prison and a $500,000 fine.
Grey Tesh has successfully defended against drug charges based on whether the federal agents or police violated your constitutional rights. As a general rule, police or federal agents may not enter your house or hotel room without a search warrant. If the government violates your fourth amendment rights, your drug case may be suppressed, or thrown out of court. Early intervention in Florida criminal defense
matters, specifically drug offenses,
can be essential
to getting your charges reduced or dropped.
If you are facing drug charges and need a Florida criminal drug charge attorney, call me
Grey
To speak with me anytime, Call: (561)686-6886 Florida Drug Defense Lawyer
Drug Possession Defense Attorney
Recent Drug Case Wins
FEDERAL
MARIJUANA GROW HOUSE - All felony charges dropped
I filed a motion to suppress in
a federal drug case involving two separate grow
houses for marijuana in South Florida. My client was
facing up to 160 years in prison. Federal agents and
police entered into a house just after midnight
without a search warrant. The issue was whether
consent was freely and voluntarily given by a
Spanish speaking couple who did not understand
English. The client was initially charged by
indictment with:
-Conspiracy to maintain a place
to manufacture or distribute marijuana, facing 20
years, $500,000 fine and 3 years supervised release.
-Maintaining a place to manufacture or distribute
marijuana, facing 20 years, $500,000 fine and 3
years supervised release -Conspiracy to manufacture,
distribute and dispense 100 or more marijuana
plants, 5 year minimum mandatory prison sentence, 40
year maximum, $2,000,000 fine, 5 years supervised
release and last, but not least, Possession with
intent to manufacture, distribute, and dispense 100
or more marijuana plants, 5 year minimum mandatory
prison sentence, 40 year maximum, $2,000,000 fine, 5
years supervised release.
After the motion to suppress
was heard, I negotiated a plea deal for the Federal
government to drop all counts (maximum of 160 years
in prison). In exchange, my client pled guilty to
one count of misdemeanor possession of marijuana
with no jail time.
TRAFFICKING IN COCAINE AND
MARIJUANA - Conviction & 20 year sentence Reversed
based on my special requested jury instruction.
On appeal, the client claimed that the trial court
erred in refusing to give the special jury
instruction written by me, his trial lawyer. The
instruction more accurately stated the law to be
applied in his constructive possession of cocaine
case.
At trial, I requested a special jury instruction on
constructive possession where the contraband
(cocaine and marijuana) is found on jointly
possessed premises. The trial court denied the
request and read the jury the standard jury
instruction on possession.
The Fourth District Court of Appeal (the appellate
court) determined that in cases of joint possession
of the premises, the standard jury instruction is
confusing. The instruction discusses joint
possession of the article but does not discuss joint
possession of the premises upon which the article is
found. Further, the appellate court stated that The
standard jury instruction does not explain what must
be proved where possession of the premises is in
joint rather than exclusive possession of the
defendant. The specially-requested instruction,
unlike the standard instruction, instructs the jury
that the elements of knowledge and ability to
control may not be inferred from the mere fact of
joint possession of premises where contraband is
found, but must be established by independent proof.
Therefore, in this case [Grey Teshs requested]
special jury instruction was necessary in order to
present [his] theory of defense. (Emphasis added).
My client's conviction and sentence were reversed as
a result of the appellate courts' determination.
Also, as a result of my efforts on his behalf, in
creating a special instruction, the appellate court
recommended that the standard jury instruction be
modified to include my special instruction. They
said "We also recommend to the Criminal Standard
Jury Instruction Committee that it review the
standard instruction for modification in cases where
an issue at trial involves the joint possession of
the premises on which contraband is found."
aaacriminaldefense.com has its principal office at 1610 Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida, Mr. Tesh represents clients charged with serious federal criminal offenses before Federal Criminal Courts in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Stuart, Martin County, Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Tallahassee, and all federal courts throughout the United States of America.
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Federal Court, as opposed to thirty (30) days in Florida, to file a notice of appeal. If you want to appeal a conviction, you must contact a Federal criminal appeals attorney immediately as time is of the essence.
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