STATE CRIMINAL DEFENSE
A criminal charge in Florida can put your freedom, your record, and your future in immediate jeopardy. The right response is not panic — it is preparation.
Drug Trafficking & Drug Crimes Defense
Florida trafficking charges carry mandatory-minimum prison terms tied to drug weight — not necessarily to any intent to sell. Ordinary possession amounts can trigger trafficking exposure. We scrutinize the stop, the search, the lab analysis, and the weight before conceding anything.
We also defend the full range of drug crimes, from possession to sale and distribution, with the same focus on constitutional issues and procedure.
- Challenges to the traffic stop, detention, and search
- Fourth Amendment suppression motions
- Examination of lab testing and chain of custody
- Weight, packaging, and confidential-informant challenges
- Mandatory-minimum exposure and defense strategy
How We Approach Drug Cases
Drug cases require a disciplined review of how the evidence was found, who allegedly possessed it, how the substance and weight were established, and what the State can actually prove about knowledge or intent.
- Reconstruct the stop, detention, search, warrant, or controlled transaction.
- Test possession, knowledge, intent, and attribution in shared spaces or devices.
- Examine laboratory testing, drug weight, chain of custody, and informant reliability.
- Calculate mandatory-minimum and sentencing exposure before major decisions.
Criminal Defense Led by Board-Certified Trial Counsel
Nicole N. Sanchez is a former lead felony prosecutor and is Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law by The Florida Bar.
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