Yes — even for a first-offense possession charge. A conviction results in a permanent criminal record that can affect your employment, housing, professional licenses, and immigration status [...]
Yes. Rhode Island offers drug diversion and treatment programs for certain first-time offenders facing drug possession charges. These programs prioritize treatment and rehabilitation over incarceration. Successful completion [...]
Yes — significantly. The Fourth Amendment protects against unlawful searches and seizures. If law enforcement searched your person, vehicle, or home without a valid warrant or without [...]
This is a constructive possession situation — the prosecution must prove not only that drugs were present but that you knew about them and had dominion and [...]
Rhode Island legalized recreational marijuana for adults 21 and over in 2022. Adults may possess up to one ounce of marijuana in public and up to ten [...]
Possession with intent to deliver is a felony charge that alleges you possessed drugs not for personal use but with the intent to sell or distribute them [...]
