Corsicana Criminal Defense & Family Law Attorneys
Drug Possession and Intention to Distribute If one has been charged with possession or intent to distribute, this is what they need to know about the charges: Being charged with possession of drugs or intent to distribute is a serious criminal charge that can impact on your civil liberties in a major way. Besides an un-erasable criminal record, your livelihood is affected by the use of drugs. …
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Can I Lose Custody of My Kids because of Marijuana? One thing I've learned in 25 year of giving legal advice is that you never speak in absolutes. Generally, the answer to that question is, probably not in this day and age. Nevertheless, if there are other factors involved, then that possession of pot may be looked at by the Courts, Government, Department of Human Services, or child Protective …
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One of the large parts of my practice is a variety of possession crimes, including possession of marijuana. There are two components to a possession crime. There is the actual possession, defined by Texas law as, "having care, custody, control or management of the object." Then, more importantly, "having knowledge or intent to exercise that care, custody, control or management." So many people …
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Marijuana Laws are Changing in other States that have made it legal. What do people in Texas need to know? In my 25 years of practicing criminal law, marijuana offenses have held a separate status, in my opinion, from other narcotics. It's on the low end of the spectrum as far as the vim and vigor that various prosectors' offices will bring actual criminal charges. Certainly, they will file …
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You've Been Accused of a Crime, Should You Cooperate with the Investigation? With all due respect to my friends, and colleagues, and adversaries in law enforcement, you have to be careful with this idea of cooperation when you are the target of an investigation. I emphasize that when you are the target, or potentially the target of an investigation. In the South, especially in rural …
