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DRUG CRIMES IN CHICAGO, IL

Illinois and Indiana Drug Law Attorney

Many drug cases arise from searches which occur after a traffic stop, or a "stop and frisk." These cases call into question whether there was probable cause for the police to make the stop, and whether there was an illegal search and seizure. Wigell & Associates aggressively defend these cases by filing motions with the Court asking to have the drugs suppressed or excluded from trial. When the judge grants our motion, the prosecutor cannot go forward with the case, and has no choice but to dismiss the charges. In many other situations, the people who contact our law firm about drug charges are not the offenders. They are family members who are looking for a way to help their loved one because he or she has an addiction problem.

Our job as drug law attorneys is to refocus the court's view from punishment to rehabilitation. We do that by coordinating our legal defense with a medical team, a psychological team, and a drug counseling team to help the person with the addiction problem. By refocusing the court's view on rehabilitation, we can often keep our clients out of jail and keep them from having a black mark on their future.

Drug Penalties

Drug charges are very serious. There are very few misdemeanor drug charges, most involving very small amounts of marijuana. Almost all other drug charges are felony offenses. Conviction of a felony means the offender will spend at least a year in jail if found guilty, and often much longer. A felony conviction can also ruin your prospects for future employment.

Examples of serious drug offenses are:

Don't Give Up Hope

Just because you or your loved one has been arrested and charged with a drug crime does not mean that the police followed all of the proper procedures. A policeman can't stop someone unless they have probable cause. Police need either a search warrant or a compelling reason to search your car or your home. Our drug law attorneys are often able to exclude evidence and obtain dismissals of drug charges because police didn't have a good reason to stop the person's car or go into the person's home. Our knowledge of your constitutional protections, of motions to suppress evidence, and of the law of search and seizure is very important to drug defense.

As lawyers, we are nonjudgmental. The only things we care about are you and the law. We often try cases in the Northern District of Indiana and the Northern District of Illinois, but have the capability to handle cases nationwide.

Free Initial Consultation: Contact an Illinois drug law attorney at Wigell & Associates.

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