Category Archives: Drug Crime
Will “Loophole” Exposed by Zombie Apocolypse Case Lead to New Laws?
Owners of a renowned Dallas-based “headshop” (a retail outlet specializing in paraphernalia for the consumption of cannabis and/or tobacco), the Gas Pipe, were recently…
Low-Level Supplier Held Responsible for Pill Mill’s Entire Output
A federal judge recently sentenced a man who supplied a San Antonio-based pill mill with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine to nearly 21 years in…
New Hemp/Marijuana Definition Rattles Texas Prosecutors
With House Bill 1325, an agriculture farm bill, the Texas Legislature inadvertently changed the definition of marijuana. In an effort to legalize hemp farming,…
Conviction Reversed After Prosecutor Violates Confrontation Clause
The Confrontation Clause prominently embedded in the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that a criminal defendant has a fundamental right “to…
A New Tactic: Drug Trafficking Charges for Big Pharma
The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York recently took the extraordinary step of going after what is commonly referred to…
How “Wrecked” Are Those Charged in “Operation Wrecking Ball”?
After a 31-month investigation spanning three countries and seven cities, “Operation Wrecking Ball” has yielded a 43-count indictment against 47 suspects in custody to…
Drug Crime Sentencing: Two Cases That Illustrate How Complex It Is
Conflicting appearances, especially in drug cases, often illustrate the unfairness of penal punishment in the American criminal justice system. But there are many different…
Trump’s Plan: Most of 50k+ Prisoners to Be Released Drug Offenders
The First Step Act (“Act”) is expected to produce badly needed reform of the federal mandatory minimum sentencing scheme. The reform legislation offers promise…
80 Years for Drug Possession? Texas Family Fights Back
Again and again, the nation’s so-called “War on Drugs” has proven itself to be an extremely harsh system that does more harm than good.…
After 7 Die, Texas Doctor Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Charges
An opioid epidemic has spread across the U.S. with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that there were more than 72,000 drug…
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