Drug Possession Case Results in Hays, TX

Charge

Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Location

Hays County, 483rd DC

Allegations

After a minor collision, officers found our client asleep in the driver’s seat and searched the vehicle, reporting a small amount of suspected cocaine. Lab testing followed and prosecutors filed a second degree manufacture or delivery charge. We obtained the bodycam, dash video and reports, challenged the scope of the vehicle search, and disputed the report’s claim of an admission. We also emphasized the limited quantity and lack of distribution indicators. Faced with those weaknesses, the state reduced the charge to a lower degree offense, avoiding the harshest felony exposure.

Charge

Possession of THC (State Jail Felony)

Location

Hays County

Allegations

The case began after a campus encounter where staff directed our client to security, and video was later cited to link him to a small THC cartridge recovered nearby. We demanded every angle of footage, the reports, and the lab documentation. Our review exposed gaps in how the item was identified and tracked, and raised questions about the legal basis for its seizure. We challenged those issues directly with the prosecutor and made clear we were ready to litigate them. Faced with a shaky chain of proof, the state dismissed the possession case.

Charge

Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Location

Hays County, 274th District Court

Allegations

Prosecutors filed a felony manufacture or delivery case after law enforcement reported seizing suspected narcotics. We obtained the full discovery, scrutinized how the evidence was found, the basis for the detention, and the chain of custody. The reports left key gaps tying our client to the alleged distribution, and the lab documentation did not cleanly support the charge level. We made clear we were ready to litigate suppression and evidentiary issues. Facing those defects, the state dismissed the case.