Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

Re: Need Assurance and Help

It sounds as though your boyfriend needs a criminal defense attorney ASAP. You may contact me via email for a referral to an experienced attorney in your area.

Good luck!

Re: Need Assurance and Help

This is a very erious matter.

I don't have all of the facts, but it sounds like the police made a 'traffic stop' (legal) and decided that there were illegal drugs present. (legal). They then decided to arrest everyone in the car for possession (legal).

Here a big problem occurred for your boyfriend. The others seemed to have told the police that they got the drugs from your boyfriend. (It is legal, but perhaps not good judgment for the police to believe them).

So what has happened is that they were charged with possession (not a huge crime) and your boyfriend charged with distribution (a very big crime that is prosecuted aggrssively and harshly).

That means: they had low or no bail amounts and so were released. He, charged with the more serious crime of distribution, had a very high bail amount.

Were these three people friends of your boyfriend - obviously not!

He needs a competant and professional attorney to stay out of jail for a period of years.

This is a very trying time for both him and you. You are welcome to ask me any follow-up questions.