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- Controlled purchase and entrapment: where is the line?In many drug trafficking cases the key evidence is a controlled purchase. Attorney Oleksii Kobets, with more than 25 years of experience and a… Read more: Controlled purchase and entrapment: where is the line?
- Possession or trafficking: why the distinction is decisiveIn drug cases, the article under which the acts are qualified often decides the fate of the whole case. Attorney Oleksii Kobets, with more… Read more: Possession or trafficking: why the distinction is decisive
- Drug trafficking (Article 307): what are the lines of defense?Article 307 of the Criminal Code is one of the most serious charges in drug cases. Attorney Oleksii Kobets, with more than 25 years… Read more: Drug trafficking (Article 307): what are the lines of defense?
- Drug possession without intent to sell (Article 309): how to defend yourself?A charge under Article 309 of the Criminal Code is one of the most common in drug cases. Attorney Oleksii Kobets, with more than… Read more: Drug possession without intent to sell (Article 309): how to defend yourself?
- Drug crime defense in Ukraine: what you need to knowDrug cases have their own specifics, and a great deal depends on correct qualification. Attorney Oleksii Kobets, with more than 25 years of experience… Read more: Drug crime defense in Ukraine: what you need to know
- Appealing a verdict: how and within what time limits?A verdict is not yet the final word in a case. Attorney Oleksii Kobets, with more than 25 years of experience, helps appeal verdicts… Read more: Appealing a verdict: how and within what time limits?
- Search: your rights during a searchA search is one of the most stressful investigative actions, during which it is important to know and assert your rights. Attorney Oleksii Kobets… Read more: Search: your rights during a search
- Measures of restraint: detention, bail or house arrest?The question of the measure of restraint often decides whether a person stays free during the investigation. Attorney Oleksii Kobets, with more than 25… Read more: Measures of restraint: detention, bail or house arrest?
- Notice of suspicion: what it is and what to do nextReceiving a notice of suspicion is an alarming moment, after which a person officially becomes a participant in criminal proceedings on the defense side.… Read more: Notice of suspicion: what it is and what to do next
- How to protect yourself in criminal proceedings and why you need a lawyer from day oneCriminal proceedings are a complex and stressful process in which every step has legal consequences, and the mistakes of the first hours often affect… Read more: How to protect yourself in criminal proceedings and why you need a lawyer from day one
- How to choose a criminal defense attorneyChoosing a defense attorney in a criminal case is a decision a great deal depends on. Here is what to look at so you… Read more: How to choose a criminal defense attorney
- What to do if you are summoned for questioningBeing summoned for questioning, even as a witness, is always a signal to act carefully. Your first words largely determine what status you may… Read more: What to do if you are summoned for questioning
- Detention: your rights in the first hoursThe first hours after detention are the most important. That is when the mistakes that are hardest to fix are most often made. Here… Read more: Detention: your rights in the first hours