Drug Crimes
Drug Crimes can include the following: Conspiracy with Intent to Deliver, Conspiracy with Intent to Distribute, Doctor Shopping, Drug Charges, Drug Conspiracy, Drug Courier, Drug Equipment, Drug Importation, Drug Mule, Drug Paraphernalia, Drug Possession, Drug Trafficking, Narcotic Trafficking, Possession with Intent to Deliver, Possession with Intent to Distribute, Trafficking in Drugs, Trafficking in Narcotics.
This is not an exclusive list of drug crimes but typically these are the most popular drug related charges used by law enforcement and/or prosecutors. Whether you are facing a federal drug crime or a state drug crime, Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Bower will fashion a defense strategy tailored to your specific charges based upon their combined skill as former Miami prosecutors and nearly 20 years of combined experience as criminal defense attorneys. The following cases are small sampling of past results Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Bower have obtained for clients facing drug crimes:
| USA v. SMITH | CASE NO.: 6:04-CR-37-ORL-19-JGG |
|---|---|
| Counts: | Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Kilograms of Cocaine, Personal Possession of Marijuana and Conspiracy to Possess 850,000 in Counterfeit Money |
| District Judge: | Fawsett |
| Sentencing Guidelines: | 188 to 235 months in federal prison |
| Mandatory Minimum: | 10 years in federal prison |
| Maximum Sentence: | Life |
| Case Result: | Verdict of Not Guilty as to Cocaine and Counterfeit Money Charges. |
| USA v. CRUZ-ALVAREZ | CASE NO.: 5:08-CR-22-OC-10-GRJ |
| Counts: | Conspiracy to Distribute 100 or More Marijuana Plants and Possession With the Intent to Distribute 100 or More Marijuana Plants |
| Senior District Judge: | Hodges |
| Mandatory Minimum: | 5 years in federal prison |
| Maximum Sentence: | 40 years in federal prison |
| Case Result: | Verdict of Not Guilty. |
| USA v. VIDES | CASE NO.: 6:09-MJ-11296-KRS |
| Counts: | Conspiracy to Possess With the Intent to Distribute 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine |
| Magistrate Judge: | Spaulding |
| Mandatory Minimum: | 10 years in federal prison |
| Maximum Sentence: | Life |
| Case Result: | Case Dismissed. |
| USA v. HENRY | CASE NO.: 8:07-CR-454-JSM-TGW |
| Counts: | Conspiracy to Possess With the Intent to Distribute 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine and Conspiracy to Possess With the Intent to Distribute 1000 Kilograms or More of Marijuana |
| District Judge: | Moody |
| Mandatory Minimum: | Life |
| Maximum Sentence: | Life |
| Case Result: | Case Dismissed. |
| STATE V. FELIX | CASE NO.: 05-CF-1409 |
| Counts: | Conspiracy to Traffic in Heroin |
| Judge: | Lopez |
| Mandatory Minimum: | 15 years in state prison |
| Maximum Sentence: | 45 years in state prison |
| Case Result: | Motion to Dismiss Granted. Case Dismissed. *This case was dismissed by Judge Lopez after a hearing upon our Motion to Suppress Evidence and Motion to Dismiss Case and corresponding legal argument. Mr. Felix is a free man. |
| STATE V. HYDEN | CASE NO.: 10-CF-002578 |
| Counts: | Felony Possession of Prescription Drug |
| Maximum Sentence: | 5 years state prison |
| Case Result: | All felony charges dismissed: Misdemeanor Intervention Program. *Our client, who hired O'Brien Bower, P.A. after being arrested but before the filing of official court charges, qualified for the misdemeanor intervention program. Upon his successful completion, the state has agreed to drop his charges and thus he will be eligible to seal and expunge his misdemeanor criminal record. |