Orange County, New York, Marijuana Growing Defense Attorney

Newburgh, New York, Marijuana Growing Legal Defense

Wholesale dealers or growers of marijuana face serious penalties or charges when convicted of drug growing offenses, especially in New York State. Usually, when a grower is charged they are discovered either inadvertently, where a cop enters the premises for another purpose such as assault or domestic violence or where law enforcement used search warrants, wiretapping or surveillance. At the Law Office of Raymond D. Sprowls, I offer strategic and experienced advocacy to protect my clients in drug growing defense.

I am experienced in drug growing legal defense in serious cases involving large farms or plant growing facilities with lighting, irrigation systems, growing systems involving hydroponics, and the criminal diversion of electrical currents. Contact me to protect your rights.

Drug growing operations and thermal imaging
Many drug growing operations are discovered through thermal imaging from overhead. If a small shack has $11,000 in electrical bills per month, a law enforcement agency may send out a team to image the property. As an experienced former prosecutor of drug crimes and a defense attorney, I can advise you on how to best protect your rights and fight to defeat drug crimes charges related to growing operations.

Evidence suppression in marijuana growing operations cases
My experience with search and seizure law allows me to bring challenges against evidence obtained by the police. Law enforcement officials must follow very specific rules and procedures in obtaining and complying with a search warrant. I will thoroughly investigate the facts of your case to challenge the sufficiency of the warrant and the validity of the police actions. Where evidence was illegally obtained, I will seek to suppress the evidence and fight to get your charges dismissed.

I am experienced in the legal defense of drug crimes and drug growing operations, involving:

Marijuana farms
Marijuana sales and distribution
Search warrants, wiretapping, and surveillance

Drug growing sentencing
Drug growing sentencing can be severe. The prosecution will seek to add as many charges as possible in your case. Often times, prosecutors will attempt to add paraphernalia charges, but I will argue vigorously against each of your charges. Paraphernalia charges in marijuana cases do not exist. An inexperienced lawyer may not be able to effectively reduce your charges and resolve your case. As an experienced drug crimes defense attorney, I will aggressively advocate for your rights, minimizing charges and penalties for the successful resolution of your case.

Contact the Law Office of Raymond D. Sprowls for a consultation. I offer strategic, intelligent and aggressive advocacy focused on your rights. Call my Newburgh, New York office today so I can take immediate action in building your defense.

Drug Crimes

Recent Case Results

November, 2009:
Two men were arrested in a car after police claimed they had seen the driver (Mr. Sprowls’ client) throw a quantity of cocaine out the window and on to a city street. At a pre-trial suppression hearing, Mr. Sprowls successfully argued to the judge that the evidence should be suppressed. Once the evidence was suppressed, the D.A. had no choice but to dismiss all criminal charges. The defendant ended up pleading guilty to a speeding ticket!
October, 2009:
A few months after Mr. Sprowls’ client was arrested during the execution of a search warrant, Mr. Sprowls got the felony charges dismissed. The defendant had been found inside an apartment with prescription pills, marijuana, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia in the room next to where the defendant was standing. Mr. Sprowls used his extensive knowledge of search and seizure law and the facts of the case to convince the D.A. that the case could not be proven against his client and persuaded the prosecutor to dismiss the charges.
August, 2009:
The police arrested two boys and charged them with felony Criminal Mischief, claiming the boys had caused damage in excess of $500.00 to a local municipal park. The boys denied the charges. The end result? Mr. Sprowls got the case dismissed in exchange for the boys’ promise each pay only $100.00. The moral of the story? Never accept the word of the police as truth -- they lie and exaggerate just as much as anyone else.
August, 2008
Two men were arrested and charged with Burglary in the Third Degree, a Class D felony. Mr. Sprowls' client had just finished serving 22 years in state prison and was on parole.

Within five weeks of the defendant's arraignment, Mr. Sprowls got the case dismissed and the defendant is a free man.
March, 2008:
A high school-aged boy and four of his friends were arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including Burglary in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree. If convicted of the Burglary Charge as an adult, Mr. Sprowls’ client could have been sentenced to anywhere between 5 and 25 years in state prison. In October, 2008, after extensive investigation and interviews with witnesses, Mr. Sprowls got the case dismissed and his client’s bright future remained intact.
February, 2008
Five people were arrested in a commercial establishment during the execution of a search warrant. The store was a "weed spot" and had been selling to a steady stream of customers for months.

Mr. Sprowls' client was in the common area of the store when the police entered and no marijuana was found on his person.

Within a month of his arrest, Mr. Sprowls got the case against his client dismissed.
December, 2007
Two men were arrested in the City of Newburgh and charged with multiple Class D Felonies, including Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Third Degree. Mr. Sprowls' client had a lengthy criminal record going back over thirty years with a prior felony conviction. The D.A. was out for blood and insisted that the two men would go to state prison for these crimes.

Of course, Mr. Sprowls could represent only one of the defendants. After investigating the case and researching the applicable law, Mr. Sprowls advised his client to refuse all plea offers and to remain ready for trial.

The co-defendant was subsequently indicted and his case was transferred to County Court where he is looking at a state prison sentence.

Mr. Sprowls' client is now a free man. Because Mr. Sprowls knew the law and the facts of the case, all of the charges were dismissed and the defendant is home with his family.

Orange County, New York, Marijuana Growing Defense Attorney

Newburgh, New York, Marijuana Growing Legal Defense

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