Category Archives: Drug Crime
Evidence Suppressed After Appeals Court Finds Cops Intentionally Lied About Existence of Search Warrant
In May 2013, Marguita Wills lived Charleston, West Virginia. She had a male companion named Kenneth Rush living with her in her apartment. He had been…
Court Criminal Appeals Tosses Another Dog Sniff Case, Says Area Surrounding Front Door, Threshold is Part of Curtilage of Home
One thing should now be clear to Texas law enforcement, as well as to law enforcement officials across the country: the area immediately surrounding…
Mens Rea Reform Meets Reality in Criminal Cases
Mens Rea is a legal term that refers the mental state of “criminal intent.” It is the state of mind that an individual must…
Appellate Court Agrees Prosecutors “Overreached at Trial” of Analogue Act Violation, Conviction Reversed
Iobal Makkar and Gaurav Sehgal operated a small town convenience store in northeastern Oklahoma named “Gitter Done.” Big Mistake to Ask Law Enforcement for…
Use of Drug Dog within Foot of Home Violates Forth Amendment, Case Reversed
In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court in Florida v. Jardines held that the police use of a drug-sniffing dog to investigate a home and its immediate…
Federal and State Penalties for Drug Manufacturing
Roughly 17 percent of the more than 1.5 million drug arrests in 2014 involved drug manufacturing charges. Criminal charges for manufacturing illegal drugs can…
StopDrugs Houston Lets Citizens Submit Anonymous Online Tips To Federal And State Law Enforcement Authorities
Multi-jurisdictional drug task force sets up anonymous snitch site Local, state and federal agencies in Houston, Pasadena, Conroe, Beaumont, Corpus Christi and Victoria have…
2nd Amendment Allows Restrictions on Felons Possessing Firearms
Texas Felon In Possession Texas Penal Code 46.04(a) deals with the unlawful possession of a firearm. The statute provides that “a person who has been…
Ft. Bend District Attorney Argues Legal Loophole to Escape Grievance
On October 12, 2015, Denton County District Judge Jonathan Bailey issued a controversial ruling that effectively cleared Fort Bend County District Attorney John Healey…
Medical Marijuana Users Prohibited from Possessing Guns and Ammunition
A Second Amendment controversy surrounding the limits of gun ownership seems to always be simmering in the social shadows. It may, and should, become…
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