Drug Possession Case Results in San Antonio, TX

Charge

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Bexar County, 379th DC

Allegations

The client was arrested for felony drug possession after a welfare check, when officers found suspected meth in a pocket during a mental health crisis. He had recently left treatment and was on parole, which heightened the exposure. We obtained police reports, bodycam, and lab results, challenged the circumstances of the discovery, and prepared a mitigation package with medical records and a concrete treatment plan. We pressed these issues in negotiations and coordinated with parole to avoid unnecessary incarceration. The state reduced the charge, and the court credited our client with time served.

Charge

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Bexar County, DC

Allegations

Police reported finding suspected narcotics in our client's jacket pocket and filed a felony possession case. The client maintained the jacket had been loaned out earlier and denied knowing the item was there. We obtained video, search records, and evidence paperwork, then challenged the basis for the search, the handling of the item, and whether the state could prove knowing possession. We demanded the full lab file and pressed the state on chain of custody and documentation. With evidentiary issues unresolved, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Location

Bexar County, San Antonio Municipal Court 4

Allegations

The client discovered a years-old municipal citation for drug paraphernalia and an outstanding warrant. He maintained it was identity misuse, consistent with a prior episode where someone used his information. We entered an appearance, obtained the file, and demanded body cam and citation records. We challenged the stale case, the unserved warrant, and the absence of reliable identification linking him to the incident. After sustained pressure and review of the evidence, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (State Jail Felony)

Location

Comal County, 433rd District Court

Allegations

Stopped for a lighting issue, the client consented to a search and officers found a small amount of LSD. They were released with an understanding to cooperate with narcotics investigators, but no follow up came. Over a year later an old warrant triggered an arrest on a state jail felony. We scrutinized the stop, the lab chain of custody and the long delay, then backed negotiations with a clean hair test and strong character letters. The state agreed to deferred probation, keeping a conviction off the record if the terms are completed.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (State Jail Felony)

Location

Bexar County, 187th District Court

Allegations

After a street stop involving an electric scooter, officers searched the individual and said they found a small amount of a controlled substance in a pocket. The client denied ownership. We secured the body camera footage and police reports, then scrutinized the reason for the stop, the basis for the search, and how the evidence was handled. We presented these issues along with mitigation showing a plan for stability. The state agreed to deferred adjudication probation, keeping a conviction off the record.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance Under 1 Gram (State Jail Felony)

Location

Bexar County, 187th District Court

Allegations

Our client was stopped while riding an electric scooter after officers claimed a minor ordinance violation. They searched him several times and then reported finding a small bag of suspected narcotics in a pocket, which he denied was his. We pulled the body camera and reports, dissected the justification for the stop, and challenged the leap from a minor stop to an invasive search. We prepared a suppression motion and presented the inconsistencies to the prosecutor. Confronted with those problems, the State dismissed the case.

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Possession of THC (State Jail Felony)

Location

Comal County, 433rd District Court

Allegations

Following a detention for public intoxication near a commercial area, officers discovered a vape pen the client had bought at a local shop and filed a felony THC possession case. We obtained the discovery and video, then focused on a key weakness: the lab reported delta 9 THC but did not quantify it, creating a gap in proof between illegal cannabis oil and legal hemp. We prepared to challenge the expert evidence and signaled we were ready to litigate. Leveraging those issues, we negotiated deferred probation, avoiding jail and keeping a conviction off the record upon successful completion.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Second-Degree Felony)

Location

Bexar County, 187th District Court

Allegations

The client was arrested for felony drug possession after officers detained him during a street stop and reported finding contraband in a pocket. We secured the police reports and body camera video and scrutinized the reason for the detention and how a brief pat-down became a full search. The footage undercut key statements in the narrative, and the state could not identify solid probable cause beyond a minor stop. We prepared a suppression challenge and laid out the inconsistencies to the prosecutor. Confronted with compromised evidence, the state dismissed the case.

Charge

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Comal County, 466th DC

Allegations

During a parking lot contact, officers approached a parked vehicle and reported finding a THC vape cartridge, which led to a felony possession charge. We obtained the reports and available recordings to map the timeline of the encounter and how the item was discovered. We challenged the legal basis for the search and the handling of the cartridge. We demanded full lab documentation on substance identity, weight, and chain of custody. Facing a suppression fight and proof gaps, the state dismissed the case.

Charge

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Bexar County, Pre-indictment District Court

Allegations

After a traffic stop where an officer said the driver stopped on the line and claimed to smell marijuana, the vehicle was searched and a vape cartridge was seized, leading to a felony possession charge. We got involved early, challenged the legality of the stop and the probable cause for the search, and pressed the state to prove the substance was unlawful by concentration rather than mere presence. We highlighted testing limitations and chain-of-custody concerns and prepared to litigate suppression. Confronted with these defects before indictment, the prosecution dismissed the case.

Charge

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Bexar County, Criminal, District Court

Allegations

After a traffic stop for speeding, officers detained our client and searched him, reporting a small amount of suspected narcotics wrapped in tissue in his sock. We secured the patrol video, arrest reports, and lab records, and focused on why a search inside clothing was conducted after a simple traffic violation. We pressed the state on the lack of clear probable cause and on proof of knowing possession. Facing a suppression fight and evidentiary weaknesses, the prosecution dismissed the case.

Charge

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Bexar County, Criminal, District Court

Allegations

During airport screening, security flagged the bag and officers reported finding marijuana paraphernalia, a THC/CBD topical, and edibles. The state opened a felony possession case tied to those items while the matter sat in preindictment awaiting lab results. We reviewed the discovery, compiled medical documentation showing the topical was for legitimate therapeutic use, and highlighted our client's clean record. We also emphasized the state's inability to accurately test and quantify THC in mixed edibles. After sustained advocacy, the prosecution exercised discretion and dismissed the case.