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Ed Palermo

First Degree Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance

I represented a client charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, facing decades in prison. I found flaws in the evidence and convinced the District Attorney to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor with no jail and no probation. My client's freedom, reputation, and future were protected.

Authored by Ed Palermo
Read time 1 min read
Updated August 2026
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Authored and reviewed by Edward Palermo

This article was written and reviewed by Edward Palermo, a Long Island criminal defense and DWI attorney with more than 31 years of courtroom experience and over 2,000 clients personally represented across Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

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