Houston Harris County Texas Drug Defense Lawyer
The United States is involved in a War on Drugs or more adequately explained as a war on men and women that do drugs and Texas is leading the charge. If you have been charged with possession of drugs or manufacture of a controlled substance, or intent to provide, there are a few things Houston Drug Defense Attorney Andy Nolen thinks you should know:1. A drug conviction in Texas may result in the loss of your drivers license. This will then add surcharges and reinstatement fees that can run over $1000. You will also have to take the Drug Offender Education Program (D. O. E. P. ).
This course is for men and women who have already been charged with a misdemeanor or felony drug offense. The class will satisfy the requirement for education mainly because of a suspended driver's license. The standard program is 15 hours in duration taught in three-hour sections.
2. A conviction for drugs may result in your losing eligibility for certain types of federal funding for school for school. Certain schools may expel a person if the drug offense was committed on the school property. So not only could you lose your drivers license, but you may also lose your diploma.
3. If you have been charged with a drug crime, it is almost a guarantee that you will be tested for drugs at some point. This could possibly be while your on bond and possibly the first time you go to court. Cannabis can continue to be in a person's system for approximately 6 weeks. Supplements designed to beat the system don't work, so do not rely on them. Don't do drugs of any type while on bond or you risk getting your bond terminated and going to jail. Also, you don't want to appear to be an active drug user to the court, making your case more difficult.
4. Drug residue such as microscopic amounts in a pipe or bag is a felony if it is a controlled substance. Marijuana must be a usable quantity to be a criminal offense.
5. The most common ways drug cases are beaten are either that there was an illegal Search and Seizure or that there was lack of Affirmative Links between a defendant and the drugs. If the search was bad, the evidence can be suppressed. Affirmative Links arguments are generally circumstances like when there are 4 people in a car and the state are not able to show the drugs belonged to any particular person. Also known as, it was the other guy not me.
Houston Texas Drug Lawyer Andy Nolen has made use of both of these techniques to have felony and misdemeanor drug cases dismissed.
6. The State need to also verify that the drugs were in fact drugs. Insisting that the "drugs" in question were in fact drugs can sometimes get a case dismissed.
Harris County Criminal Lawyer Andy Nolen recently had a felony possession of a controlled substances charge dismissed after demanding the state to examine the "x pill". Turned out, it wasn't ecstasy at all and the case was dismissed. The happy client had a very disappointed sibling who was also charged with the same thing but had a court appointed attorney that plead him guilty and he is currently on 4 years felony probation for nothing! If he violates his probation, they won't reconsider the evidence, they will revoke him and incarcerate him.
Andy Nolen has practiced law for 20 years and has represented over 3000 clients and had hundreds of cases dismissed. He has successfully helped people with all types of drug cases from possession of drug paraphernalia to multi kilo cocaine case. Please call Attorney Andy Nolen to talk about your case for free at 832-480-8951..
