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title: "Can Fall River drug charges be reduced or dropped?"
description: "Sometimes. When the stop or search was constitutionally defective, motion to suppress can exclude the drugs and end the case. When the state cannot prove possession, chain of custody, or accurate..."
url: https://massduiguy.com/faq-items/can-fall-river-drug-charges-be-reduced-or-dropped/
date: 2026-07-01
modified: 2026-07-01
author: "Criminal Defense Attorney Rory Munns"
type: avada_faq
lang: en
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# Can Fall River drug charges be reduced or dropped?

Sometimes. When the stop or search was constitutionally defective, motion to suppress can exclude the drugs and end the case. When the state cannot prove possession, chain of custody, or accurate weight, charges may be reduced. First-offense possession defendants often qualify for pretrial diversion or continued without a finding dispositions.