Entrapment is an illegal tactic used by law enforcement officers to induce a person to commit a drug crime they probably wouldn’t have committed otherwise. One aggressive defense strategy is to get the criminal charges dismissed on the basis that the defendant only committed the specific crime because they were coerced or harassed into it.
If the prosecutor does not have sufficient evidence for a criminal conviction, then the drug charges may be dismissed. The burden of proof is on the prosecution to provide sufficient evidence of the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. This is the standard of proof that must be met in every drug crime case.
If your constitutional rights were violated and an illegal drug was found during an unlawful search, then we will build you an effective defense citing the Fourth Amendment. If a Miami-Dade County police officer wants to search your vehicle, for example, they must ask for consent or have other constitutional grounds. Miami drug crimes can be dismissed if the drugs were illegally seized.