How do drug cases come to court?
The first question is how did the police discover the drugs? Drugs can be found in vehicles from traffic stops and drug-dog searches, drugs can be discovered on individuals after they have been searched or arrested, drugs can be located in homes and buildings resulting from warrant searches, and drugs can be obtained as a result of undercover/informant activity resulting in controlled buys in which the accused unwittingly sells, buys, delivers, or transports drugs in a sting operation. In addition to all of these various ways a drug case can occur, there is the possibility that the drugs are not genuine and are counterfeit. This requires testing of the drugs by a reliable expert in a qualified lab. What defenses are available to a person charged with a drug crime in Florida? The law requires the State of Florida to prove by competent evidence beyond any reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the crime charged. Drug cases have many defenses which rely on motions to suppress which
