Drug Possession Case Results in Fort Bend, TX

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Possession of Marijuana (Felony)

Location

Fort Bend County, 240th District Court

Allegations

After a single-vehicle crash, police detained our client and searched the car, then opened the trunk and alleged a felony amount of marijuana. We dissected the officers' paperwork and the timeline, zeroing in on consent, probable cause to enter the trunk, and how the evidence was collected and logged. We presented those problems to the prosecution and made clear we were ready to litigate them. Facing a weak foundation for the search, the State dismissed the case.

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Possession of THC (Second-Degree Felony)

Location

Fort Bend County, 240th District Court

Allegations

After a single-vehicle crash, officers began a DWI investigation and conducted a pat down that turned up two THC vape pens, then later accessed the trunk. We obtained the body and dash video, the offense report, and lab paperwork. The footage and records raised problems with the justification for the frisk and the trunk entry, and the lab’s weight appeared to include the metal and cartridge hardware, inflating the amount to a felony range. We pressed these issues with the prosecution and made clear we were ready to litigate. The state dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Second-Degree Felony)

Location

Fort Bend County, 240th District Court

Allegations

After a single-vehicle incident, officers detained our client and conducted a frisk, recovering two THC vape pens. Prosecutors filed a second-degree felony POCS based on a lab weight that counted the entire cartridge and device, inflating the grams. We dissected the police paperwork and flagged inconsistencies about which officer did what and when the items were seized. We also challenged the weight methodology and the legal basis for the seizure. Confronted with those evidentiary problems, the state dismissed the case.

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Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Location

Fort Bend County, Missouri Municipal Court

Allegations

The client was cited after a traffic stop for a supposedly faulty taillight, and the officer claimed to smell marijuana, seized a grinder, papers, and a small amount of plant material, then issued a paraphernalia ticket. We gathered the client's video showing the taillight working and pressed the state on the legal basis for the stop and search. We also challenged whether the items could be tied to any illegal substance given the prevalence of hemp products and the lack of reliable testing or packaging. After presenting these issues and signaling readiness for trial, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of THC (State Jail Felony)

Location

Fort Bend County, 268th DC

Allegations

After a single-vehicle crash, officers questioned the client and performed roadside tests. They then searched his person and seized a vape pen the officer believed contained THC. We obtained the state's evidence, challenged the justification for the person search, and insisted on laboratory proof distinguishing illegal THC concentrate from lawful hemp products. Facing those deficiencies and our readiness to litigate the suppression issues, the prosecution backed off. The felony possession charge was dismissed.

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Possession of Marijuana

Location

Fort Bend County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

Police responded to a hotel after our client reported people trying to get into the room. Officers walked the client out, and only afterward a hotel employee claimed she had gone in alone and found marijuana, which she then turned over. Nothing was found on the client or in the client’s bags. We obtained the reports and emphasized that the only evidence came from a third party with access and credibility problems, including being detained on an unrelated warrant. Confronted with those weaknesses, the state dismissed the case.