Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

help me
My fiance robert was pulled over and he had no drugs on his person at all. Me and my father and in law had cocaine on our person. My father in law had 8.5 grams of powered cocaine and i had 1 gram. In our statements to the police we both said that robert made us hide the drugs on our person.He is being charged with a Class B felony( criminal posession of a controlled substance in the 3rd) His father in law was charged with the same crime. Can robert be charged with posession when he had nothing on him only our statements saying he had given it to us?

Asked on 9/23/08, 8:32 pm

jeffrey lazroe Jeffrey A. Lazroe attorney at law

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Re: help me

The rule usually is that to be convicted you must have some independent evidence other than a co-defendant's statement.

each case is different and must be examined on all of the facts.

A class B felony is one of the highest degrees of felony you can have. It could mean decades in jail.

All of you should have lawyers immediately.,

If you would like to discuss this matter further, please feel free to contact me.

Answered on 9/25/08, 4:01 pm

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