If you’ve been charged with a crime involving drugs in Oklahoma, you need aggressive and effective representation. Drug laws in Oklahoma impose stiff penalties and the stakes are too high for you to not have attorneys on your side fighting for your every right. At the firm of Terri J. Engles, P.C., we will ensure that the police and prosecution do not take for granted your rights. From challenging searches and seizure and the service of warrants to fighting forfeiture actions, we will vigorously defend your rights every step of the way.
What Drug Crimes Can Prosecutors Charge Me With?
Depending on the particular facts and circumstances, individuals in Oklahoma can be charged with the following drug crimes:
Trafficking
Manufacturing
Cultivation
Distribution
Possession with Intent to Distribute
Possession of CDS
Possession within 2,000 feet of a school, etc.
Possession of Paraphernalia
Possession of Proceeds obtained in violation of Oklahoma Drug Laws
Each of these crimes requires that certain circumstances be met before you can be charged. For example, you can be charged with trafficking if you have brought illegal narcotics into the state for the purpose of sale, or if you simply possess a certain amount of illegal narcotics. Whether you’ve been charged with simple possession of illegal narcotics to Trafficking or any crime in between, it is important that you retain legal counsel immediately.
When the State files drug charges against you, the most important part of your defense will most likely be an investigation by your attorney into whether the police violated your Constitutional right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. The concept of an unreasonable search and seizure is quite complex and requires knowledge of several years of cases that the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals and the United States Supreme Court has decided. Often, whether or not the search or seizure was unreasonable depends on very specific facts. It is very important that you hire an attorney to dig into your facts and see if the law can help get your charges dismissed or reduced.
What Happens if I am Convicted of a Drug Crime?
Prison sentence of up to LIFE without the possibility of parole
Felony conviction on your record
Required drug treatment/drug counseling
Being on probation or parole for several years
Fines of up to several thousands of dollars
Mandatory random drug testing
Along with the above possible consequences, if convicted of any crime, including a drug crime, you lose the right to carry or possess a firearm. Although there are no guarantees in criminal defense, the firm of Terri J. Engles, P.C. will make sure that your rights are protected and that your case is defended the best way possible.
Drug Crimes
If you’ve been charged with a crime involving drugs in Oklahoma, you need aggressive and effective representation. Drug laws in Oklahoma impose stiff penalties and the stakes are too high for you to not have attorneys on your side fighting for your every right. At the firm of Terri J. Engles, P.C., we will ensure that the police and prosecution do not take for granted your rights. From challenging searches and seizure and the service of warrants to fighting forfeiture actions, we will vigorously defend your rights every step of the way.
What Drug Crimes Can Prosecutors Charge Me With?
Depending on the particular facts and circumstances, individuals in Oklahoma can be charged with the following drug crimes:
Each of these crimes requires that certain circumstances be met before you can be charged. For example, you can be charged with trafficking if you have brought illegal narcotics into the state for the purpose of sale, or if you simply possess a certain amount of illegal narcotics. Whether you’ve been charged with simple possession of illegal narcotics to Trafficking or any crime in between, it is important that you retain legal counsel immediately.
When the State files drug charges against you, the most important part of your defense will most likely be an investigation by your attorney into whether the police violated your Constitutional right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. The concept of an unreasonable search and seizure is quite complex and requires knowledge of several years of cases that the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals and the United States Supreme Court has decided. Often, whether or not the search or seizure was unreasonable depends on very specific facts. It is very important that you hire an attorney to dig into your facts and see if the law can help get your charges dismissed or reduced.
What Happens if I am Convicted of a Drug Crime?
Along with the above possible consequences, if convicted of any crime, including a drug crime, you lose the right to carry or possess a firearm. Although there are no guarantees in criminal defense, the firm of Terri J. Engles, P.C. will make sure that your rights are protected and that your case is defended the best way possible.