by georgeroland | Nov 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
The facts in the scenario from last time—cop pulls driver over believing cars in North Carolina must have two working brake lights; cop is wrong, as North Carolina law only requires one working brake light (See: BLOG)—are are not the product of my imagination: they...
by georgeroland | Oct 22, 2015 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized
Cops Can Be Mistaken…You Can’t, Part I Most people have heard, or at least are familiar with, the maxim that “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Indeed, if I am arrested for pointing a laser pointer at a uniformed safety officer, it makes no difference if I plead...
by georgeroland | Oct 7, 2015 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized
You and I, as citizens of the state of Texas, and of the United States of America, are supposed to be free of intrusion into our personal lives and goings on by police, unless the police can establish a justification for their intrusion. To arrest, this means probable...
by georgeroland | Aug 12, 2015 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized, UNT
Sometime in early 2014, I noticed a sharp rise in the number of drug arrests on or near the University of North Texas campus. The overwhelming majority of these arrests were for marijuana, and the majority (if not all) were made by officers of the University of North...
by georgeroland | Jul 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
I had a professor in New York who said each purchase that we make is a political statement—what we buy (what brand, what item, from what location, etc.), or don’t buy, is as much a political statement as voting. That always stuck with me, I think, because it’s a...
by georgeroland | Jun 24, 2015 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized, UNT
So, during May and early June, I got countless calls at my office from clients (both present and former) asking if Texas had legalized marijuana. The calls were apparently based on some overzealous Facebook posts (FB is the root of all evil. Fact.) I want to be...
