These cases represent just a small percentage of the cases that the firm has handled. Every case is different. Thus, you should not expect the same results for your case simply because your case is similar. Instead, the purpose of this page is to demonstrate that our firm has the experience and knowledge to get great results for many of our clients. Cases listed as dismissed indicate that charges were dismissed either at trial, via a motion or through a diversion program. Finaly, while not every case below involves marijuana, they all involve drugs. Regardless of what type of drug you are charged with, the defenses are pretty much the same.
Drug Distribution/Possession with Intent
-Joe F. Client was charged with possession with intent to distribute. I filed a motion to suppress which was denied by the trial court. On appeal, the Appellate Division found that I was completely right. In fact, they seemed to go out of their way to address the numerous ways that I should have won the motion. As a result, the charges against my client were dismissed.
-John C. Client was charged with second degree possession with intent. Due to his prior record, he was looking at being sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison. After filing several motions, Jef got the prosecutor to go from 10 years, to 7 years, to 3 years to eventually a probation sentence as part of the plea bargain.
-Kirk A. Client was charged with possession of 22 lbs of marijuana with intent to distribute. The case dragged on for a while. Although we had a great motion to suppress, the client opted to take a probation sentence to avoid any possible prison time.
-John H. Client was charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Even though Jef lost the motion to suppress, he showed that he as going to fight hard for the client at trial. Thus, even though he was facing up to 10 years if convicted, Jef secured a 3 year plea deal for him. At sentencing, Jef was able to keep the client out of prison all together.
-Jaclyn S. Client was charged with selling drugs out of her house and endangering the welfare of a child since her young child was present at the time. As a result, she was looking at 5 to 10 years in prison. After working quickly to get some of the charges dismissed, Jef was able to secure a probation sentence for the client.
-Eric H. Client was charged with distribution of marijuana. While the charges were serious, they were even more serious for him since he worked for a heavily regulated industry. The case took quite a while to handle, but in the end, Jef was able to get the charges dismissed.
-William H. Client waited until indictment to hire Jef which took some options off the table. Client applied for PTI but was denied. The State pushed for jail but Jef fought back hard by filing motions. It soon became clear that Jef was in it to win so the State dismissed the felony charges in exchange for a plea to a disorderly person’s offense. The end result was a $450 fine. No jail time, no probation, no DL suspension. Just a fine.
-E.A. Client was charged with possession of khat with intent to distribute. Most people have never even heard of khat, which is a drug common in Somalia. Here however, it is very rare. Thus, this was the first known khat prosecution in New Jersey. Jef’s research showed that khat was not illegal in New Jersey but the State did not want to hear that. Jef fought hard and eventually, the court dismissed the case.
-Ismael J. This was the sequel to the previous case. Client was also charged with possession of khat. A year after the previous khat battle, Jef was concerned that the State had a few new tricks to win this time. Jef once again fought hard and the court in this case dismissed this case as well because, at the time of the offense, khat was legal. It should be noted that khat is now illegal in New Jersey
-Jose C. Client was charged with possession with intent to distribute first degree weight of cocaine. Since this was his second offense, he was looking at 40 years in prison. The plea offer was for 22 years. It took Jef over two years to work the case out but in the end, a plea to probation with no jail time was accepted by the client.
-Sam S. Client was charged with his third offense of distribution. The State was looking for the client to do 6 years in prison. Although the case looked bad, Jef fought very hard for the client. Even though many people in his situation have been turned down for drug court, Jef was able to get the State to see that he was one of the best applicants ever. It was not easy but it stands as one of Jef’s favorite cases because it helped save the client’s life.
-Heather P. Client was charged with three sets of drug cases, including school zone charges and second degree weapon charges. This is another case that took over two years to resolve. Jef worked out a plea agreement for 4 years in prison. However, Jef was able to convince the judge to give the client probation.
Drug Possession
-Kevin C. Although it took more work than it normally would, we were able to get the client’s marijuana case dismissed when the State could not provide the required discovery.
-Erik C. Possession of marijuana charges dismissed.
-Issac P. Possession of marijuana charges dismissed.
-N.K. Possession of marijuana charges dismissed.
-Ed. D. Charges of possession of marijuana, possession of CDS in a motor vehicle and a speeding ticket were dismissed.
-Joe T. Client was charged with felony possession of CDS. Jef was able to get the felony charges dismissed. A deal was then able to work out a deal that kept the client out of jail and avoided license suspension for the remainder of the charges.
-Terry T. Client had a criminal record so the judge was familiar with him, which is never good. His previous charges landed him in jail so he was facing prison having already gone through probation. However, Jef worked hard to get a great result at the outset of the case. Thus, he was able to keep the client from going to jail or prison. In addition, the client kept his driver’s license.
-Dwayne G. Charges dismissed
-Joe O. Charges dismissed as Jef was able to get the State to drop the charges when a co-defendant was accepted into a diversion program.
