by georgeroland | Oct 5, 2021 | Drug Charge News, Drug Charges, Uncategorized
September 1, 2021, the Jessica Sosa Act (also known HB 1694, and by its “long title” as “an act relating to a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable volatile...
by georgeroland | Sep 30, 2021 | Drug Charge News, Drug Charges, Uncategorized
On September 1, 2021, Texas decided to get “tough” on fentanyl. Problem is, the Legislature decided to issue something closer to a political statement on fentanyl than an actual, workable law. Effective September 1, 2021, the Texas Legislature has added a “new”...
by georgeroland | Sep 23, 2021 | Drug Charge News, Drug Charges, Uncategorized
September 22, 2021, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals released its decision in Biggers v. State. The case centered on a relatively convoluted group of statutes concerning the possession of codeine and codeine mixtures. The decision in that case brought a win for...
by georgeroland | Mar 2, 2019 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized
When a person is on community supervision (probation), and the State wants the person to be kicked off of probation, the State is required to file a motion asking the Court to remove the person from probation and sentence the person to jail or prison time. For the...
by georgeroland | Jun 11, 2018 | Drug Charges
Increasingly, driving while intoxicated charges are being filed against people who drive—not under the influence of alcohol—but under the alleged influence of marijuana. Often enough, a warrant is sought for the person’s blood so that it can be tested for the presence...
by georgeroland | Mar 21, 2018 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized
It is well-known that Attorney General Jeff Sessions questionably linked the current opioid crisis to marijuana use (“The DEA said that a huge percentage of heroin addiction starts with prescriptions,” Sessions stated, “That may be an exaggerated number; they had it...
