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The San Jose drug offenses attorneys at Hinkle, Jachimowicz, Pointer & Emanuel have defended countless individuals facing drug charges and drug-related offenses. Our lawyers are licensed to practice in both state and federal courts, so regardless of where your case is charged, we can provide a vigorous defense.

The Patriot Act has made it easier for law enforcement to conduct searches. It is important that you hire a law firm that understands how police obtain evidence and how to protect your Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure.

Three of the five criminal defense lawyers at Hinkle, Jachimowicz, Pointer & Emanuel worked in law enforcement prior to joining our firm. We have had many drug cases dismissed due to illegal search and seizure and lack of probable cause to stop.

If you have been arrested on a drug-related offense or on a medical marijuana charge, talk to an attorney who understands how the police and district attorney operate. Contact Hinkle, Jachimowicz, Pointer & Emanuel. We defend people charged with these and other drug-related offenses:

Under the influence
Possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute (including possession of medicinal marijuana)
Possession or sale of illegal prescription drugs
Distribution of narcotics, drug sales
Cultivation and manufacturing
Transportation and importation of narcotics
Drug trafficking

We handle cases involving cocaine, crack, heroin, illegal or medicinal marijuana, steroids, pain killers, methamphetamine, Rohypnol, club drugs like MDMA (ecstasy), and hallucinogens (mushrooms, LSD).

Diversion Programs

Securing a positive outcome only solves half the problem our clients face. Addiction is often a significant factor for many of our clients. We will research your eligibility for available drug programs such as the Deferred Entry of Judgment program (DEJ) and the Prop. 36 program.

If you can participate in one of these programs, not only can you avoid jail time, but you may be able to work and support your family, and your criminal charges may be dismissed upon completion. In many cases, we have persuaded the court to allow our clients to take classes and avoid jail even though the prosecutor did not agree.

Contact a Santa Clara County Drug Offenses Lawyer to Discuss Your Case

If you have been or are about to be charged with a drug-related crime, contact a San Jose drug lawyer at Hinkle, Jachimowicz, Pointer & Emanuel immediately. There is never a charge for your initial in-office conference with us. At that conference, the facts and defense of your case are discussed as well as the fee we will charge. In most cases, payment plans can be arranged.

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Designated Drivers Might Not Be Helpful in Preventing DUI

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The next time you are leaving for home from a party, and traveling in the car of a person, who is a designated driver for the evening, you might want to check to make sure that the driver is not inebriated himself. The research finds that many designated drivers fail to completely keep away from alcohol during the evening, defeating the purpose of having a designated driver in the first place.

Designated driving has been promoted as one of the safest and most effective ways of helping reduce the risk of DUI, and helping prevent alcohol-related car accidents. A designated driver agrees to stay off the alcohol through the evening, and to drive everybody home safely.

However, San Jose DUI lawyers have been a little skeptical about how many designated drivers actually keep away from the alcohol, when all of their friends and everybody around them seems to be imbibing spirits.

Recently, researchers administered alcohol tests to young adults who were leaving a bar on a Saturday night, and found that close to half or 41% of the drivers who were supposed to be abstaining during the evening had been drinking. Out of these, almost 20% actually had enough alcohol in their system to be considered legally impaired and arrested for DUI.

The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Florida, who tested the blood alcohol levels of 1000 young people leaving bars over the weekend. Out of these, 165 people were believed to be designated drivers. As many as 70% of the designated drivers had alcohol, levels that measured at .02 or below and could probably drive safely. However, 18 percent of the drivers had blood alcohol levels that were at or greater than .08%, the legally permissible limit.

Exposure to Violent Movies Has No Link to Crime

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Any time a violent crime occurs, the media goes into overdrive, and political pundits claim teenage exposure to medial like movies, music and video-games for these crimes. A new study finds that there may be no link between the two at all.

The study was conducted by a professor at Texas A&M International University, who says that in spite of all the concerns that there currently are about the influences of media on young and impressionable teenage minds, there does not seem to be any connection between media exposure in the form of violent movies, TV shows and music, to criminal behavior as adults.

San Jose criminal defense attorneys know that there's a link between violent crimes during adulthood and certain social issues that are present during childhood. There is also some research that indicates that genes have something to do with a heightened risk of criminal activity somewhere down the line. In fact according to the Texas A&M study, genetics were the strongest variables relating to criminal behavior in adulthood for both men and women.

Other possible predictors for criminal behavior down the line could include an individual's family environment, specifically his access to maternal affection. In fact, the study finds that being raised in a loving environment reduces a person's risk of being involved in violent behavior as an adult.

Besides a nurturing family environment, the kind of relationships that a person forms with peers as well as the social economic status of the family can predict criminal behavior as an adult. The risk of criminal behavior seems to increase substantially when you combine the wrong genes with a harsh family environment.