Blog Posts in April, 2011
Posted on Apr 28, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Criminal defense attorney Alonzo Ramos visited a drug trafficker in a Louisiana prison in 2008. During that visit, Ramos attempted to convince an inmate to remain silent and not help authorities. To ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Former Police Chief Hernan Guerra pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 2,200 pounds of marijuana . He admitted, while acting as police chief, he assisted drug ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
In 2004, a man was murdered outside of a liquor store in California. The crime remain unsolved for four years until an investigating officer stumbled upon the murderers mugshot. The mugshot was not a ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Does this person look like a drug trafficker ? What about this person ? These two fine citizens were arrested in Florida for trafficking .... opium? Shirley Lee Prince, 64 of Beulaville, N.C., and ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Barret Robbins, who fights bipolar disorder and substance abuse, missed the 2003 Super Bowl when he famously disappeared. He was on a maniacal drug-induced bender. He was then suspended for steroid ...
Continue reading "Former Oakland Raiders Center, The Man Who Missed The 2003 Super Bowl, Was Sentenced To Prison For Five Years" »
Posted on Apr 20, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Whoa, dudes, the Texas Legislature is harassing all the pot-head's mellow on National Weed Day . The Texas Department of State Health Services made the announcement today after the DEA had begun made ...
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Posted on Apr 19, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Apparently, today is national weed day. This is the day that pot smokers everywhere revel in their cannabis subculture by lighting up. No one is quite sure where this day originally came from, though ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
An interesting case from last year is noteworthy to bring up in this blog. The Dallas Court of Appeals decided a case where the defendant refused to give consent to the police for the search of the ...
Continue reading "Two Air Fresheners And A Can Of Febreeze Sufficient To Detain Defendant For K-9 Search" »
Posted on Apr 15, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
In Lujan v. State , No. PD-0303-10 (Tex. Crim. App. January 12, 2011), the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld a traffic checkpoint that could have serious implications for this legislative ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
After a decade of relatively steady declines, teen substance abuse has increased, a recent survey revealed. A study recently released, stated that marijuana and ecstasy use have increased in use by ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
During a recent Habitat-For-Humanity fundraiser, some members of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (a.k.a. NORML) set up a little shanty to promote the benefits of cannabis. The ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Dennis Quaid told Newsweek magazine recently that he used cocaine . He started in the early 1970s when he first went to Hollywood. Cocaine use was so prevalent at the time that it was actually part of ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
An eye popping, incredible amount of marijuana was seized last October. The mexican military raided a group of homes in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico. They seized over 105 TONS OF MARIJUANA . The ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
In Cincinnati, Ohio the police were investigating a shooting in a home and found 850 pounds of marijuana. This is the largest amount of marijuana discovered in Fairfield Township. The previous record ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
The Fourteenth District Court of Appeals at Houston recently handed down an opinion that provides an interesting twist in Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. The case is Kelly v. State , 331 S.W.3d 541 ...
Continue reading "Prior Convictions For Narcotics Can Be Used As A Factor To Establish Reasonable Suspicion To Engage In Further Questioning" »
Posted on Apr 6, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
An interesting case was recently handed down by the Eighth District Court of Appeals of Texas at El Paso. The case name is In re S.M.C. In this case, a middle school student informed an Assistant ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals held a briefing in Congress to encourage the continued $88 million it allocates for drug courts across the United States. Interestingly, the NADCP ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
On our DWI blog, we recently posted about a police officer who was arrested for DWI. After her arrest, and during an inventory search of her car, the police found "one burn plate with residue, two ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
A Pennsylvania 27-year-old woman was arrested for hiding more than 100 items, including 54 bags of heroin and loose change, in "herself." After being detained for investigation of a recent burglary, a ...
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