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Attorney Sam?s Take: Arrested In Boston For Drug Possession ? Part Three (The Defense)

By Altman & Altman

We have discussed the realities of being arrested for possession of controlled substances in Boston. We have investigated the importance of the location of that arrest. I have painted, I suppose, a fairly bleak picture. However, I have also told you that an experienced criminal defense attorney can make a difference as to the disposition of the resulting criminal matter. There are certain defenses which are available in drug possession cases. Some of them may seem obvious, but given the state of the law, they need to be pursued in a particular way. For example, it is probably already apparent that if there are no drugs in your possession when the police come, that it makes it harder to prosecute you. This is probably why I see many cases in which, upon seeing the police approach, the soon-to-be-defendant simply drops the bag of drugs down and runs away in hopes that, since the drugs are no longer in his hand, he cannot be prosecuted...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).