Mitsubishi Employee Avoids Possession of Suboxone

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Mitsubishi Technician Avoids Possession of Suboxone Conviction

After a concerned neighbor reported suspicious activity, a man in his mid-20s found himself charged with possession of suboxone, a Schedule III controlled substance. His car had been parked near a house suspected for housing a drug dealing operation. A police officer who investigated the neighbor’s call saw the man’s dark tinted windows and pulled him over after he left for the tinted windows. The man was very nervous and turned over the suboxone without any prompting from the police. He was charged and his case was assigned to Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.

After being charged, he contacted us to see what could be done. Our client is an electric/mechanical technician for Mitsubishi Motors, and if convicted he would have lost his job. With just a prior speeding offense, he was worried about having a permanent criminal record as well. We attended three court dates to represent our client. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the window tints are arguably not illegal, which brought into question the police officer’s decision to pull over our client. The stop and discovery of the suboxone could, therefore, be thrown out. We negotiated a deal for our client where his charges are dismissed and removed from his record following six months of being crime free. Since there was no conviction, our client did not face a driver’s license suspension or loss of employment.

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