Top New Rochelle, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7707 Parsons Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10165
1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
85 E Main Street, Washingtonville, NY 10992
589 8th Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018
130 Malcolm X Blvd., Suite 1107, Great Neck, NY 11026
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
38-08 Union St, Suite 12B, Flushing, NY 11354
666 Old Country Rd Ste 501, Garden City, NY 11530
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
4216 Merrick Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758
48 Wall St, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10005
500 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10110
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
99 Park Ave, Suite 810, New York, NY 10016
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
488 Madison Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
111 S Ridge Street, Suite 303, Port Chester, NY 10573
204-04 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Hollis, NY 11423
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
New Rochelle Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in New Rochelle
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in New Rochelle and checks their standing with New York bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both New York state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine