by Lindsey & Ferry, P.A. | Mar 11, 2017 | Drug Sales & Distribution
Florida law already makes a concession for cocaine and heroin suppliers to be charged for murder if their drugs are involved in a drug overdose death. This law does not expand to drug peddlers or low-level drug dealers currently. But with a new legislative session...
by Lindsey & Ferry, P.A. | Mar 8, 2017 | Drug Sales & Distribution
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote a post about an evidence vault exploding in a freak incident that is now under investigation. The explosion ruined evidence in a number of cases which are no being reviewed. The cases may not be able to proceed without the evidence.We...
by Lindsey & Ferry, P.A. | Feb 23, 2017 | Drug Sales & Distribution
An interesting story from up the coast has caught the eye of many in the criminal defense world. An evidence vault at a Washington D.C. police station was the site of an explosion that “significantly” damaged 150 packets of evidence out of the 52,000 that...
by Lindsey & Ferry, P.A. | Feb 10, 2017 | Drug Sales & Distribution
You may not have heard the story of Thomas Zachary Breeding before, but it is a cautionary tale about drug charges and proactively protecting yourself in difficult legal situations. Breeding was a fisherman who had run-ins with the law before his infamous moment in...
by Lindsey & Ferry, P.A. | Feb 4, 2017 | Drug Sales & Distribution
A man from Cape Coral, Florida was arrested on drug charges recently after a SWAT raid executed a search warrant of his premises, turning up numerous drugs and tens of thousands of dollars in money stashed around the house. The man is being held on $180,000 bond at...
by Lindsey & Ferry, P.A. | Jan 13, 2017 | Drug Sales & Distribution
Even before the war on drugs began in the early 1970s, the same cycle has played out countless times. A new synthetic drug appears and gains popularity among drug users. This leads to increased visibility and notoriety among the wider public, often due to a dramatic...
by Lindsey & Ferry, P.A. | Dec 30, 2016 | Drug Sales & Distribution
To the north of the city of Orlando is Sanford, Florida, the location where the source story for our blog post occurred. A 16-year-old high school student was arrested on felony drug distribution charges after he sold a “weed gummy” to a girl at his...
by Lindsey & Ferry, P.A. | Dec 9, 2016 | Drug Sales & Distribution
When you hear the phrase “drug charges,” you probably conjure up images of the highest level narcotics and illegal substances. Heroin, cocaine, LSD: these are substances that have always ranked high on the list for the Drug Enforcement Agency, and when...
by Lindsey & Ferry, P.A. | Dec 3, 2016 | Drug Sales & Distribution
The presidency wasn’t the only thing on the line on Nov. 8 in the state of Florida. We also had a vote for legalizing medical marijuana, an initiative that passed with a resounding 71 percent of the ballots cast in favor of the measure. The measure will give the...
by Lindsey & Ferry, P.A. | Nov 16, 2016 | Drug Sales & Distribution
Drug distribution and drug sales may seem like simple charges that are easy to prove. However, this is a false statement. There are many mitigating factors that can come into play when someone is accused of selling or distributing drugs, and for the accused it is...
