Driver Sees Drug Possession Charges Reduced To Avoid Suspension

During the recent traffic stop of a union truck driver in Pittsburgh, the driver’s actions apparently raised the suspicion of the police officers and they subsequently found some suboxone pills. This led the officers to charge him with possession of heroin. Since any drug possession conviction carries the penalty of a six-month license suspension, the man was not only in danger of a serious mark on his record but also the loss of his professional driving job. Therefore, in order to save his job, he contacted our experienced legal team with Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC.

Attorney Samir Sarna is very familiar with the handling of drug possession cases in Pennsylvania and negotiated on his client’s behalf with the officers and the prosecution. When these discussions concluded, attorney Sarna had successfully convinced the officers and the prosecutor to modify the man’s charge from drug possession to possession of paraphernalia. Because this new, lesser infraction is not considered a drug possession conviction, he no longer needed to worry about a license suspension. The man was very pleased to see that this unfortunate incident would not end his career.

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