Drug Offense Articles
Articles Related to Being Arrested for Drug Charges:
- The Police Did Not Read Me My Miranda Rights – Will My Case Be Dismissed?
- Your Cell Phone May Incriminate You Of More Serious Offenses In A Traffic Stop.
- Be Careful Who Your Friends Are – You Can Be Arrested On A Warrantless Search.
- When An Arrestee Is Detained, It Is Unconstitutional To Search A Car Without a Warrant.
- Drug Evidence Suppressed When Police Improperly Stop Vehicle
- Search Of FedEx Package Containing Marijuana Held Improper And Case Dismissed.
- Police Sniff Dog Found Reliable to Court Despite Signaling the Presence of Narcotics That Did Not Exist.
- State Appellate Court Rules That a Law Allowing Collection of DNA From An Arrestee Is Unconstitutional.
- Federal Court Rules Collection of DNA from Felony Arrestee Constitutional
- The Police Stole My Marijuana- Will My Homeowner’s Insurance Pay Me for My Loss?
- Insufficient Affidavit for Warrant Does Not Mean Search Is Always Invalid
- Bail and Can It Be Reduced?
- Consenting To One Vehicle Search Can Mean Consenting To Multiple Searches
- Police Use of GPS on Drug Dealer’s Car Without a Warrant Held Improper; Evidence From it Thrown Out
- The Police Asked Me to Be An Informant- Should I?
- When One Admits to Having Marijuana, A Search Is Legal When An Arrest Follows
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules Drug- Detecting Dog’s Incorrect Signal Can Nevertheless Give Police Probable Cause to Search a Car
- Marijuana Smell Does Not Justify Warrantless Search of Hotel Room
- What Are the Limits of a “Protective Sweep” Search Without a Warrant?
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Warrantless Use of Police Dog on Front Porch to Signal Drugs Violate the Fourth Amendment
- What Is An Arraignment?
- What is a Preliminary Hearing?
- Fifth Amendment Rights Violated When DA Points to Silence as Evidence of Guilt
- What Is the Difference Between an Infraction and a Misdemeanor?
- What Is the Difference Between a Misdemeanor and a Felony?
- What is a Wobbler and May a Felony Be Changed to a Misdemeanor?
- Did the Prosecution Violate Your Sixth Amendment Right to a Speedy Trial?
- An Admission Is Inadmissible If After An Illegal Search As The Fruit of a Poisonous Tree
- Unruly Defendant Removed From Courtroom Is Not Entitled to Have Audio or Video Feed to Hear or See Continued Testimony in Trial
- Judge Makes Mistake In Allowing Letting Jury Hear Drug Cartel Evidence
- Sentence Set Aside When Federal Judge Makes Mistake
- Defendant’s Sixth Amendment Right to Cross-Examination Not Violated When Confidential Informant Testifies Wearing a Wig and Sunglasses
- Wiretap Information Leading to Seizure of 353 Kilograms of Cocaine Properly Denied to Defendant
- Is it Proper for the Prosecutor to Charge Me with More Than What Police Arrested Me For?
- Which County Will Prosecute Me If I Committed a Crime in Two Different Counties?
- What Should I Wear and Bring to Court?
- When Can a Judge Attach Conditions to Bail or Deny Bail?
- When Government Destroys Key Evidence of a Crime in a Federal Case, Dismissal of Charge Not Mandatory, but a Jury Instruction Is
- When A Pitchess Motion Is Granted, The Judge Must Review The Police Officer’s Confidential Personnel Records Rather Than Delegate Such Review to Another Person
- Man Discards Handgun While Walking Away From Police After Orders to Show His Hands; Motion to Suppress Evidence of Gun Denied
- Beware: The Prosecution May Add Charges During Trial Based on Witness Testimony in Trial
- Federal Conviction Of Importing Marijuana Overturned For Improper Use Of Rap Sheet.
- Appeals Court Overturns Alhambra Conviction For Possession Of Ecstasy Pills.
- Ecstasy Opinion By Court Sure To Cause Misery.
- Cocaine Courier’s Sentence Not Reduced Due to Large Quantity Seized
- Prison Sentence? It May Be Served in County Jail Under A New California Law.
- Is Expungement Worth It?
- Drug Diversion Programs-Prop 36 Versus PC 1000
- Judge May Prohibit Medical Marijuana Use As Term of Probation
- Immigration Consequences of a Conviction for a Drug Offense
- What is Split Sentencing?
- Sentencing Alternatives for Military Veterans Under Penal Code § 1170.
- How Do I Have My Arrest Record Sealed and Destroyed?
- Can I Withdraw My Plea Based on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel?
- Plea Bargaining By The Judge Is Illegal – Not an Indicated Sentence
- A “No Contest” Plea to New Criminal Charges Can Constitute A Probation Violation.
- Conviction Reversed for District Attorney Withholding Evidence
- Assembly Bill 327 (AB 327) – The Fix for Unfairness in California’s Three Strikes Law?
- Conviction for Possession of Materials to Produce Methamphetamine Reversed
- Removal Order Affirmed For Alien Convicted For Use Of Drug Paraphernalia
- Court Incorrectly Grants Certificate of Rehabilitation By Not Evaluating Recent Drug Offense
- Marijuana Grower’s Conviction for Voluntary Manslaughter Upheld from Killing Thief of His Crop
- Federal Judge Incorrectly Classifies Crack Seller as Career Offender
- Traffic Stop Proper Where Officer Sees Driver Texting While Parked, But Then Move While Making “Similar Movements”
- Standard Probation Conditions Authorizing Police to Conduct Warrantless Searches, With or Without Probable Cause, Upheld on Appeal When Police Find Felon on Probation with Shotgun
- May A Sentence Enhancement Be Applied Twice on the Same Defendant for Acts on the Same Victim in the Same Day?
- Defendant Does Not Have to Pay Restitution When Probation Terminated and Cases Dismissed
- What is Summary Probation?
- Defendant Violates Probation on a Seven-Year Joint Suspended Prison Sentence; Under AB109, Sentenced to Seven Years in County Jail
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules It Is Permissible to Take DNA Samples From Those Accused of a Serious Crime
- What Punishment Do I Face For Possession of Marijuana?
- If Visiting One in Jail, Be Careful What You Bring With You!
- Witness Intimidation Can Make Admissible Otherwise Inadmissible Hearsay
- What is Private Jail?
- Seven Years to Life Sentence for Dissuading a Witness for Benefit of a Gang Reversed Because No Force Threatened
- Is My Call From Jail to My Attorney Really Private?