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Hello. I am from Arizona and I am just wondering if you might have an answer for me. My mother in-law is threatening to have a search warrant taken out on my home, because she believes we have drugs and paraphernalia in our home. (We have no children.) Is that enough reason for them to want to search us??? She is just a regular citizen, she isn't a cop or anything is there anything that she can do or say to make them search us?
Shelly:
Well, she can tell the police everything she sees and knows about what you guys do and have in the house. If they believe her, they can go to a judge, and if they convince him to issue a search warrant, they will search your house and possibly prosecute you for whatever they find that is illegal...
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Edward Martinovich, Esq.
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Please do not ask me questions regarding possible terms of imprisonment. Further, if your question has to do with statutes of limitation, be aware that if you have been out of the state to avoid the charges, the statute will not apply. Finally, do not ask questions such as "I want to make a will for my kids, can you write it and email it to me" I can answer any questions regarding the criminal justice system, from arrest all the way through appeals, and for that matter, many other generic legal issues as well.
Experience
I am currently a criminal defense attorney. I have approximately 5 years of experience in both civil, constitutional, labor, and criminal law. I am a member of both the California and New York bars. I am currently an attorney for Johnny Cochran's criminal defense firm.
I worked for the Legal Aid Society of New York City. I worked for the NY Civil Liberties Union, and for the New York State Attorney General-Civil Rights Division.
Education/Credentials
I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the State Univ. of NY at Albany. I graduated from City University of NY School of Law in 2001, at near the top of my class. I passed both the NY and California bar exams on the first try, widely considered to be the most difficult exams in the nation.
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