Drug Possession Case Results in Harris, TX

Charge

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Harris County, 232nd DC

Allegations

During a late-night traffic stop, the client was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant and officers searched the vehicle, reporting a felony quantity of amphetamines. We moved quickly to obtain discovery and dissected the basis for the stop and the scope of the post-arrest search. Our analysis highlighted weak probable cause and raised suppression issues the State would have to overcome. We also documented the client's immediate entry into inpatient treatment. Facing those problems and our readiness to litigate, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of Marijuana (Felony)

Location

Harris County, 339th DC

Allegations

During an airport stop, officers claimed a very high weight of marijuana in luggage and booked our client on a felony. With an immigration hold in place, the client remained in custody. We moved fast, secured the discovery, pushed for lab confirmation of the alleged quantity, and laid out mitigation to show this was out of character. We kept pressure on the prosecution over several settings and negotiated away the most serious exposure. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and the judge credited time already served to close the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Misdemeanor)

Location

Harris County, CC13

Allegations

Police responded to a store incident and questioned our client. An officer saw a small bulge in his sock, claimed it looked like an ankle monitor, and ordered him to show it. Under pressure, he handed over a pill bottle and was arrested for misdemeanor possession. We obtained bodycam and surveillance and challenged the basis for the detention and the seizure from inside his clothing. We built a suppression argument and made clear we were ready to litigate. Faced with those issues, the state dismissed the drug charge.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Harris County, 179th DC

Allegations

The client was arrested for felony possession after officers reported finding suspected drugs in a shared room with multiple people present. We scrutinized the reports and discovery, focusing on how the search started and whether officers had a lawful basis to search the area they claimed to sweep. We pressed the State to show a clear nexus between our client and the substance, noting the absence of exclusive control in a crowded setting. After we laid out these proof issues and prepared to litigate them, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (State Jail Felony)

Location

Harris County, 337th DC

Allegations

During a medical call, officers searched our client before EMT transport and later reported a trace amount of cocaine, filing the case by warrant instead of arresting that day. Months later, he was picked up on the warrant in another county, where the jail initially listed an inflated bond that was corrected. We pulled the probable cause affidavit, challenged the basis for the search and the minuscule quantity, and documented his serious cardiac condition. We also secured a verified plan for immediate residential treatment with guaranteed transport. After presenting all of this, the prosecution dismissed the case and his release was coordinated.

Charge

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Location

Harris County, La Porte Municipal Court

Allegations

Following a domestic argument, our client left a vehicle with a backpack. A caller told police he had a gun, so officers stopped him, opened the bag to locate a firearm, then continued searching and cited him for a small pipe. We obtained the reports and requested video, focusing on whether officers had lawful grounds to detain him in the first place and whether the search could go beyond securing the weapon. We prepared a suppression challenge and presented these defects to the State. Faced with the search issues, the case was dismissed.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Misdemeanor)

Location

Harris County, CCCL16

Allegations

After a traffic stop for a red light violation, our client was pulled from the vehicle despite refusing consent to a search. Officers brought a K9 that circled the car several times, then searched his person and located a small amount of prescription-only pills. We obtained and reviewed the dash and body camera footage, scrutinizing the timeline of the detention and the canine deployment. The record showed weak grounds to prolong the stop and to search after consent was denied. We pressed those suppression issues with the prosecutor, and the charge was dismissed.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Second Degree Felony)

Location

Harris County, 488th DC

Allegations

After a traffic stop for running a light, the officer pulled our client from the car, detained them, and brought in a K-9. The dog was walked around the vehicle multiple times before an alert was claimed, and nothing was found in the car. Officers then searched our client and recovered controlled substances. We challenged the prolonged detention, the repeated K-9 passes, and the leap from a vehicle sweep to a search of the person, and we scrutinized the lab’s weighing. Facing suppression risk, the prosecution agreed to deferred probation.

Charge

Possession of Marijuana

Location

Harris County, CC2

Allegations

Our client was charged after a traffic incident where a bystander told police the client tossed something. Officers later recovered a small amount of marijuana nearby and made a possession case. We obtained the reports and witness statements, scrutinized the account and the circumstances of the recovery, and highlighted the weak link between the item found and our client. We pressed the State on proof of knowing possession and made clear we were ready to litigate it. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Harris County, 487th DC

Allegations

Our client was stopped during a traffic stop for an alleged equipment issue, which later shifted to expired registration. After they declined consent to search, officers detained the occupants and searched anyway. Methamphetamine was logged from a backpack in the truck bed that also contained personal items and medication tied to someone else. We obtained the videos, reports, and inventory paperwork, and confronted the state with the changing reason for the stop, the lack of consent, and the weak nexus to our client. Facing those problems, the prosecution dismissed the case.

Charge

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Harris County, 338th DC

Allegations

The client was confronted in a bar restroom after an officer reported seeing a handoff of a small bag to another person. The client tried to dispose of it in the toilet, but officers recovered a few grams of suspected contraband. We examined the police reports and evidence handling, scrutinizing the legality of the detention inside the restroom and how the substance was retrieved. Leveraging those concerns in negotiations, we secured deferred adjudication probation, keeping a conviction off the record upon successful completion.

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Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Location

Harris County, Baytown Municipal Court

Allegations

During a traffic stop for equipment issues, the individual was pulled from the vehicle and the car was searched without consent. Police claimed a rolled bill showed residue on a roadside test and issued a paraphernalia citation. Our team obtained discovery, scrutinized the basis for the stop and the warrantless search, and challenged the reliability of the quick field test. We presented these defects to the prosecutor and made clear we were ready to litigate. The state dismissed the case.