Prescription Drug Offenses and Prescription Drug Trafficking
Central Florida Criminal Defense. Criminal defense in Orlando, and surrounding areas. Possession of Prescription Drugs without a Prescription is a relatively common but serious criminal offense that we see in Orange County, Osceola County, Seminole County, Volusia County, and Brevard County. Unlawful possession of prescription drugs is aggressively prosecuted by the State of Florida. Whether or not you're charged with possession of Prescription Drugs, or Trafficking in Prescription Drugs (subject to brutal mandatory minimum prison sentences by Florida Statute), ByrdLaw has the requisite experience to defend your rights in a court of law.
In order to take advantage of all of your civil rights, you need a drug lawyer who has handled a high number of drug criminal cases. Not all attorneys have handled many drug crimes and may not be aware that there are several different legal defenses and a plethora of potential motions to be filed in a drug possession case. Remember. an adjudication of guilt on a drug possession charge will result in your driver's license being suspended for a period of one year. The following are examples of the variety of prescription drug charges that we defend at the ByrdLaw Firm:
Oxycodone/Hydrocodone
Possession = 3rd Degree Felony punishable up to 5yrs.
Possession with intent to sell = 2nd Degree Felony punishable up to 15yrs.
4 grams – 14 grams = 1st Degree Felony Trafficking Man/Min 3yrs. Fine $50,000
14 grams – 28 grams = Man/Min 15yrs. Fine $100,000
28 grams – 30 kilograms = Man/Min 25yrs. Fine $500,000
30 kilograms or more = LIFE
Alprazolam
Possession = 3rd Degree Felony punishable up to 5yrs.
Possession with intent to sell = 3rd Degree Felony punishable up to 5yrs.
Clonazepam
Possession = 3rd Degree Felony punishable up to 5yrs.
Possession with intent to sell = 3rd Degree Felony punishable up to 5yrs.
Diazepam
Possession = 3rd Degree Felony punishable up to 5yrs.
Possession with intent to sell = 3rd Degree Felony punishable up to 5yrs.
Lorazepam
Possession = 3rd Degree Felony punishable up to 5yrs.
Possession with intent to sell = 3rd Degree Felony punishable up to 5yrs.