Law Office of Frank E. Stanley, P.C.

Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney

Dedicated to Defending the Wrongly Accused

Drug Crime Defense Attorney

If you are under investigation or have already been charged with a drug crime in west Michigan, you are strongly encouraged to contact experienced drug crime defense attorney Frank E. Stanley. Call the law firm's office at 616-459-8600; toll free at 1-877-459-8699; after hours or on weekends at 616-540-0007.

Hire an Attorney with Federal Court Experience

It is important for those charged with drug crimes to hire an attorney with expertise in federal court and familiarity with the federal sentencing guidelines immediately. The Law Firm of Frank Stanley will begin to work at once in order to decide how its legal team can successfully defend you. Nevertheless, if a guilty plea is inevitable, the firm will work diligently to secure a favorable plea bargain that does not call for a mandatory minimum sentence.

Understanding and Challenging Federal Sentencing Guidelines

Moreover, Attorney Frank Stanley will fully explain how the sentencing guidelines operate and the best strategies for appealing unfavorable interpretations of those sentencing guidelines. Unfortunately, he has seen persons plead guilty in federal court to a drug offense without any explanation from their attorney as to how the sentencing guidelines operate only to receive a horrible shock at their sentencing. If you believe you have reason to allege ineffective assistance of counsel related to such circumstances, contact Frank E. Stanley.

Drugs and Guns Incur Harsh Penalties

Federal and state laws contain harsh penalties for distributing controlled substances, especially if firearms are even remotely involved. It is a violation of federal law to:

• Manufacture, with or without intent to sell
• Distribute or dispense
• Possess with the intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance or a counterfeit substance such as the following:
  • marijuana
  • cocaine
  • crack cocaine
  • heroin
  • methamphetamines (meth)
  • prescription drugs such as fentenyl or oxycontin obtained or distributed illegally.

Ten-Year Sentences for First-Time Offenders are not Unheard of

The penalties facing people charged with drug crimes such as drug importation in federal court are mind boggling. For example, time and time again Frank Stanley has seen young people, without any criminal record, facing a minimum of ten years in federal prison based upon drug charges. This is a minimum sentence and the reality is that they are facing much harsher sentences, in the range of thirty years to life. Also, unlike the case with state prison, persons serving time in federal prison must serve at least eighty-five percent of their sentences.

The Law Firm of Frank Stanley, P.C., Has Successfully Defended Many

The firm's success in this area speaks for itself. Michigan federal criminal attorney Frank Stanley has had evidence suppressed in drug offense cases in federal court on repeated occasions, which has led to the charges against clients being dropped.

Contact Michigan drug crime defense attorney Frank E. Stanley to arrange for a meeting to discuss your legal issues and concerns including defense against charges of drug possession, prescription fraud, drug importation, or drug trafficking. Call the law firm's office at 616-459-8600; toll free at 1-877-459-8699; after hours or on weekends at 616-540-0007.

From Grand Rapids, Michigan, criminal defense attorney Frank E. Stanley represents clients in both local and federal cases from throughout west Michigan, in cities including Lansing, Kalamazoo, Grand Haven, Holland, Allegan, St. Joseph, Traverse City, Muskegon, Marquette, and Detroit.