Drug ChargesIllinois Drug Law Attorney
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Drugs Suppressed and Case DismissedDefendant charged with Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Controlled Substance. Defendant arrested by Matteson Police with marijuana and mushrooms in backpack. Defendant signs consent to search his Chicago apartment where police found more marijuana. The Court granted Motion to Quash Arrest and Suppress Evidence finding no probable cause to stop. The marijuana found in the apartment was also suppressed as "fruit of the poisonous tree." Case dismissed. We defend cases in Illinois, Indiana and Federal courts nationwide. More Victories. |
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:
- Possession of Controlled Substance/PCS
- Possession with Intent to Deliver
- Delivery of Controlled Substance
- Distribution of Controlled Substance
- Conspiracy to Deliver a Controlled Substance
- Possession/Delivery within 1000 feet of School
- Possession of Narcotics/Cocaine/Heroin/Methamphetamine
- Possession of Cannabis/Marijuana
- Possession of Club Drugs/Ecstasy/Ecstasy/GHB/Liquid G
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.
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We have represented defendants in all types of criminal cases, including, but not limited to: DUI, traffic violations, drug charges, internet crimes, white-collar crimes, federal crimes, juvenile offenses, weapons charges, violent crimes, domestic violence, and sex crimes.
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Wigell & Associates represents clients in greater Chicagoland and northwest Indiana, including all of Cook County, Will County, DuPage County and Kankakee County in Illinois, and Lake County and Porter County in Indiana. We defend clients in Chicago, Chicago Heights, Orland Park, Palos Heights, New Lenox, Kankakee, Crown Point, Calumet City, Hammond, Plainfield, Joliet, Lansing, Wheaton, and Frankfort. We represent people in Illinois and Indiana state and federal courts in Chicago, Markham, Bridgeview, Rolling Meadows, Maywood, Skokie, Joliet, Hammond, Kankakee, and Crown Point. Our federal court representation is nationwide and we have defended clients from Texas, New York, and Los Angeles.