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.  Some of the more common drug charges he has defended include:

• Simple Possession
• Possession with intent to sell
• Transportation
• Possession of drug paraphenelia
• 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, methamphetamine, heroin, ecstacy, 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

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.

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.

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