Los Angeles Drug Crime Attorney

Drug Charges Defense Lawyer in Los Angeles, California

A search and seizure typically plays an important role in any Los Angeles drug crime investigation. Whether this search and seizure was entirely lawful or was unreasonable will affect the outcome of the case.

An experienced Los Angeles drug crime defense attorney can review the circumstances of your investigation and charges to determine whether an illegal search and seizure may have occurred and how to prove this either in court or to the prosecution. If an attorney can successfully prove that a search and seizure was unreasonable, the evidence obtained during that search cannot be used as direct evidence against the defendant. This is also referred to as the “exclusionary rule” and used to deter law enforcement from conducting illegal searches, as any evidence obtained during one will be virtually useless.

Search and Seizures in Los Angeles County

The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides protection to Americans by placing limits on law enforcement regarding arrests, searches of property and persons and seizing objects or items. For a search and seizure to be lawful, the following must be true:

• The police must have had probable cause and the judge must have issued a search warrant.
• If a warrant was not issued, particular circumstances must justify the search. Such as:
• Imminent danger
• Evidence of a crime being committed
• If something is in plain view and is not private, this may not fall under the exclusionary rule.

Los Angeles Drug Crime Defense Lawyer

As a successful Los Angeles drug crime lawyer, Richard Sudar understands what to look for in an unreasonable search and seizure and how to prove this. It is particularly helpful when Mr. Sudar can become involved in a case early on, as he may be able to negotiate with the prosecution and have key evidence suppressed and charges lessened or dropped before the case reaches the courtroom. If you have been subjected to an illegal search and seizure, you deserve to have this made known and to have any evidence obtained during that search suppressed.

Were you the victim of an illegal search and seizure? Contact Los Angeles drug crime attorney Richard Sudar today!