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Thoughts on the War On Drugs
Below are some things I have come to believe after more than a decade in criminal defense law, more than five years on the county drug court, and 41 years of experience in life, about the War on Drugs. Some thoughts are my own some are thoughts of other’s I have come...
On Fentanyl Charges
The outrage, sadness, and fear of fentanyl’s spread across the cities and small towns of the United States is understandable. No doubt about it. I have suffered through the loss of a family member, multiple clients, and many others to fentanyl. So, again, the need to...
Correcting Common Myths About Fentanyl: Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana
Reports of fentanyl-laced marijuana have ranged from the appearance of credibility to the obviously incredible. For example, Spectrum News in New York warned its readers of “marijuana laced with fentanyl” and included several Monroe County Sheriff’s Office employees...
Correcting Common Myths About Fentanyl: Impossibility of Incidental Exposure Overdose
It is not an overstatement to suggest the appearance of fentanyl on our streets has caused panic of an unparalleled level among Americans. This panic is warranted to large extent, insofar as fentanyl is exponentially more likely to produce overdose and fatal overdose...
Curlee v. State (Playground in case was not “open to the public” for purposes of Drug Free Zone enhancement)
Occasionally, they do get it right… Curlee v. State (PD-20-0624-20)(Texas Court of Criminal Appeals)(April 14, 2021): a playground on the premises of a church which is surrounded by chain-link fence and padlock that was not completely locked (but nevertheless showed...
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