Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Re: Possession of Cannabis and drug paraphernalia

Your best option is to try to get a deal made with the state attorney to allow your son to take part in a pre-trial intervention program. Most of these programs consist of some probation, and a radom drug test, but ultimately the case would be dropped upon successful completion. OR... you have several defenses open to you in that possession of cannabis/paraph. requires a control aspect. This means that the State must demonstrate that the stuff was his and his alone. Also, there could be other issues that should be raised such as whether the search was valid, whether there was probable cause, and a valid warrant to name just a few. I would suggest that you hire a criminal defense attorney to look over the case before you make any moves. Since this is a misdemeanor a lawyers fee should not be very excesssive, and a typical retainer is normally a few hundred dollars. GOOD LUCK....