Top Yorktown Heights, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Yorktown Heights, NY
A Strong Defense From a Former New York City Prosecutor – Call for FREE Consultation – Available 24/7
Se Habla Español
Free Consultation
Virtual Appointments
1 New York Plaza, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10004
401 Broadway Ste 306, New York, NY 10013
1301 Ave of the Americas, Floor 13, New York, NY 10019-6119
61 Broadway Rm 1601, New York, NY 10006
410 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Yorktown Heights, NY
260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
99 Brookside Avenue, Chester, NY 10918-1033
1776 Broadway, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10019
5 Old Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523
600 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
485 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022
256 West 36th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018
711 Third Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10017
225 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007
26 Court St, Ste 603, Brooklyn, NY 11242
110 W 40th St, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10018
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
305 Broadway, Suite 700, New York, NY 10007
39 Broadway, Suite 1910, New York, NY 10006
1733 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Suite 22, Brooklyn, NY 11235
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
26 Court St, Suite 2103, Brooklyn, NY 11242
2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
225 Broadway, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10007-3731
Yorktown Heights Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Yorktown Heights
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Yorktown Heights 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