Drugs & Narcotics Crimes

Experienced Drug Crime Representation

The drug laws in the United States are extremely harsh. Nearly 70% of people in prison in the United States are convicted of drug related charges — do not become one of them. Whether you have been arrested for marijuana possession or accused of the federal crime of interstate narcotics trafficking, you need experienced legal counsel.

Attorney Nic Cocis provides tough, uncompromising defense against drug offenses such as:

• Possession.
• Distribution.
• Transportation.
• Sale and trafficking of controlled substances, including heroin, methamphetamine (meth), marijuana, cocaine and prescription drugs, such as Vicodin, Xanax or Oxycontin.

We also represent people who face consequences such as forfeiture of property and seizure of financial assets related to drug offenses.

Pretrial Motions to Dismiss and/or Suppress Evidence

Whether you are charged with a state or federal drug offense, you still maintain certain rights under the 4th, 5th, 6th and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution and the California Constitution. Attorney Nic Cocis will file all appropriate pretrial illegal search and seizure motions for purposes of protecting your rights and limiting the government’s evidence against you at trial. We can sometimes obtain an order to suppress the admission into evidence of the seized drugs.

Keeping you out of prison is the foremost objective and one which we have earned a reputation for success in many cases where the quantities of narcotics are not to extensive. Time at a rehabilitation center may be substituted for incarceration. Also, where time in custody cannot be avoided, there are a number of jail and prison alternatives.

Attorney Nic Cocis also handles cases including: