Category Archives: Drug Crime

Sep 18 2015

Penalties for Drug Trafficking Crimes Involving Common Drugs

Penalties for drug trafficking under both Texas and federal law are severe with a litany of collateral consequences. The Texas Controlled Substances Act defines…

Aug 26 2015

6 Common Federal Crimes with Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences

The U.S. Congress has used mandatory minimum sentences since it first enacted federal penal crimes. The 1790 Crimes Act created 23 federal crimes, seven…

Aug 07 2015

Common Defense Strategies against Federal Drug Charges

There are significant misconceptions about federal crimes. Many people assume that federal crimes are only “white collar” or “national security” type offenses. Nothing could…

Jul 05 2015

Unreasonable, Disparate Punishments for Federal Hydrocodone Cases Coming Soon

In 3400 B.C., opium poppy was cultivated in the lower Mesopotamia. It was called the “joy plant” by the Sumerians. Opium through the centuries…

Jul 04 2015

Injustice Spawned by the 851 Federal Repeat Drug Offender Enhancement

Despite recent changes in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and new policies regarding drug sentencing issued by the Department of Justice, sentences in federal drug…

Jul 03 2015

Supreme Court Takes on Bath Salts and Analogue Drug Act

Before 2011, few in this country had heard about “bath salts”—a synthetic drug which mimics amphetamine-like stimulants. In 2009, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration…

May 30 2015

Extending Traffic Stop to Conduct Dog Sniff Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court has given us another reminder of why individuals should never consent to anything when approached by law enforcement conducting investigations. Police…