Category Archives: Drug Crimes

Mandatory Minimum of 15 Years Reduced to Probation Only

Posted in: Drug Crimes, Federal crimes, Felonies | Feb 10 at 9:08 am, by Ray C. Lopez, P.A.

Client facing a minimum mandatory 15 years prison in State Court and 5 years minimum mandatory prison in Federal court receives probation only sentence. Our client was charged with helping move a large shipment of cocaine from Puerto Rico that weighed 3 kilograms. She was originally charged in State court with a fifteen year minimum Continue Reading

What if the police find drugs in my car but they are not mine?

Posted in: Drug Crimes | Sep 06 at 1:09 pm, by Ray C. Lopez, P.A.

Charges of Possession or Trafficking When the police find drugs in a vehicle that they have searched they usually will charge the driver of the vehicle with possession or trafficking if it is a trafficking amount. If the drugs are not in your actual physical possession and you never admitted to the police that they Continue Reading

What is a co-defendant in a drug case? | Ray Lopez, Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted in: Drug Crimes | Oct 06 at 4:44 pm, by Ray C. Lopez, P.A.

A co-defendant, in any criminal case, is another person who has also been charged by the State or the Government in your case. Often the co-defendant is charged with the same thing as you. You can be charged with more charges or less charges than your co-defendant. It’s important to hire an experienced criminal defense Continue Reading

How long do the police have to file drug charges?

Posted in: Drug Crimes | Sep 24 at 5:41 pm, by Ray C. Lopez, P.A.

The police sometimes conduct an undercover drug transaction through an undercover officer or police informant. In many of those instances, the target is arrested right away. Many other times, the police make no arrest because they may want to build up further charges on a person with more undercover transactions. Often times, when no arrest Continue Reading

What is Doctor Shopping?

Posted in: Drug Crimes, General Info | Mar 04 at 3:00 pm, by Ray C. Lopez, P.A.

What is Doctor Shopping? Doctor shopping laws are relatively new laws in Florida which make it illegal to obtain prescription drugs from a doctor by fraud, deceit or by attempting to obtain the same prescription from a different doctor within the last thirty (30) days. Certain prescription drugs are considered narcotics and are Drug Enforcement Continue Reading

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