If you or a loved one has been arrested on serious drug charges attorney Matthew Ruff can help. For well over a decade he has been helping people from all walks of life to keep their record clean and avoid jail on virtually every type of drug offense in California.   As one of the most experienced Drug Lawyers with the background of defending over one thousand narcotics cases, he uses innovative approaches and legal motions to prevail in Court.  Some of the more common controlled substance, narcotics and drug charges he has defended include:

• Simple Possession
• Possession with intent to sell
• Transportation
• Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Under the influence of controlled substance
• Manufacturing
• Prescription drugs
• Sales of Narcotics
• Maintaining a residence for sales
• Possession of drugs while armed
• Trafficking and Hidden Compartments
• Medical Marijuana
• Driving Under the Influence of Drugs
• Possession while armed with a firearm

 

Most drug crimes in California are felony offenses. If you are convicted of a felony you could be facing substantial jail time, loss of your rights and a permanent scar on your record. Our office takes these charges very seriously, we find ways to get the charges dropped. Some of the legal defenses we have utilized include:

• Challenging the search on Fourth Amendment grounds
• Violations of Fifth Amendment, Miranda
• Transitory Possession
• Lack of Intent
• Insufficient Evidence of Knowledge
• Lack of Dominion or Control
• Illegal Traffic Stop, No Probable Cause
• Statutory Motions to Dismiss
• Police Misconduct, False reports
• Laboratory Testing Error
• Toxicology Mistakes
• Lying Police Informants

 

There are myriad of ways to fight a drug charge, in addition to attacking the evidence at trial, we can oftentimes attempt early dispositions of cases through the use of diversion and alternative sentencing agreements. These dispositions may allow a case to be dismissed following some drug counseling, treatment program or classes. Having a drug charge dismissed has the benefit of allowing the person to not have to disclose a criminal conviction on job or employment applications and save them from the lifelong stigma and embarrassment of a drug conviction. Whether it be marijuana, concentrated cannabis, methamphetamine, heroin, Ecstasy, medical cannabis, prescription pills, our criminal defense attorney has defended people against all controlled substances in California with Excellent Results We can help you!

Case Example 1

Recently our client was stopped for an alleged traffic infraction while driving his motor vehicle in Los Angeles County. The officers used a pretext to search his car and found a small quantity of narcotics (cocaine and methamphetamine). He was arrested on drug possession charges and spent the night in jail before being bailed out. We were hired by the client's family and immediately obtained copies of the police reports and arranged a conference with the District Attorney handling the case. A conviction for any drug possession charge would mean a loss of his job and professional license. Therefore, we negotiated a dismissal of the narcotics possession charges and were able to have the arrest and all Court records of the case removed from public view in accordance with statutory provisions.

Case Example 2

Mr. Ruff was retained to represent a client in custody at the Carson Sheriff station. The client was arrested for possession with the intent to sell controlled substances (H&S 11378) following a search of his home pursuant to a search warrant. The client was already on felony probation in another case. Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer Matthew Ruff met with the Deputy District Attorney before going to Compton Court and negotiated a deal for a misdemeanor with credit for time served and no violation of probation.

Case Example 3

Our client was stopped by the police for an alleged traffic violation. During the stop, the police searched his car and found drugs (H&S 11377) and determined the client was under the influence (H&S 11550). Matthew Ruff filed a motion to suppress, (PC 1538.5), based on what he believed was an illegal traffic stop and detention. Because of Mr. Ruff's vast background in having personally defended over a thousand of these types of cases, he can sift out the meritorious drug cases from those that are not.  Following a full hearing, the Court granted his motion and all charges were dismissed.

Case Example 4

Mr. Ruff's client was arrested in Torrance following a car stop.  The officers searched her vehicle and found a quantity of narcotics and she was charged with possession with intent to sell and transportation. The client lived outside Los Angeles County .  She retained our office and Mr. Ruff went to Torrance Court and set the case for a hearing.  The Lawyer had confidence that he could get the charges dropped as the evidence failed to establish she was selling or intended to sell drugs.  On the day of the hearing all charges were dismissed and the client walked out of Court with a clean record.

If you or someone you know is facing the devastating effects of a controlled substance drug arrest, contact attorney Matthew J. Ruff for a free consultation regarding your particular case. he can meet with you confidentially and discuss your rights, options and possible strategies of defense.  Drug convictions, like no other, have catastrophic consequences on a persons record.  If you or a loved one allow a drug charge to become part of your permanent file you may be excluded from obtaining certain positions of employment, be ineligible for various types of government aid, including school loans, grants, etc.   An experienced attorney with real world knowledge of the judicial system can assist  you in avoiding the stigma of a drug conviction.  Call us toll free today for a no obligation case review and assessment at 1-877-213-4453. 
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