Port Orange Criminal Defense
Central Florida Criminal Defense. Criminal Defense in Port Orange, and surrounding areas, and Volusia County Criminal Defense. Port Orange is a relatively small and rural city in Volusia County just east of Orlando, Florida. Port Orange is ridden with a high drug crime rate, and because of this Port Orange also has a high degree of theft and property crime. Because of this, it is not uncommon that citizens will find themselves in need of a Port Orange Drug Attorney or Volusia County Drug Attorney. In addition to the Highway Patrol and Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Port Orange has its own police force, the Port Orange Police Department.
Because of the police presence, there are invariably a high amount of Port Orange arrests. The most common criminal offenses that we see in the city of Port Orange are: driving with a suspended license, marijuana possession, possession of cocaine (frequently crack cocaine), drug dealing and drug trafficking offenses (mostly marijuana, cocaine, or molly), DUI, and gun charges. The Port Orange Police Department is a highly effective Law Enforcement Agency, so if you have been arrested by POPD, it is highly important that you do not provide them with any additional evidence that they can use against you at trial.
If you have been arrested by the Port Orange Police Department you will most likely first be transported to one of three location: 1) The Volusia County Jail (for the vast majority of crimes, 2) The DUI breath center, or DUI mobile breath center (if you have been arrested for driving under the influence, or 3) An investigation station where the police will attempt to conduct an interrogation with you. If the police are interested in conducting an interrogation of you, it is extremely important that you cooperate with any interview that they request, at this point you have already been arrested and any information that you may provide to them will lessen your legal defense at trial. If you are arrested, and the police attempt to question you, invoke your Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and ask for an attorney. At this point all questioning of you should cease according to the law.
If you have been arrested for a criminal offense in Port Orange, it is very important to invoke your legal rights and to reach out to a Port Orange Criminal Defense Lawyer as soon as possible. Whether your Port Orange criminal offense is: a Port Orange murder charge, Port Orange driving with a suspended license, Port Orange dui, Port Orange robbery, Port Orange theft, or any Port Orange drug crimes, does not change the circumstances of your Volusia County Criminal Defense. Contact Brian Byrd, at ByrdLaw, PA Criminal Defense for a free consultation in reference to your Port Orange criminal offense. Volusia County Criminal Attorney.