Houston, TX
Criminal defense Lawyer at Houston, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Dismissed
The defendant was charged with and indicted for a First Degree Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver. After presenting a thorough investigation of the search warrant affid ... avit and return, MDT logs, officer’s personnel files, a Motion for Pre-Trial Disclosure of all Confidential Informants, and mitigation evidence, the State’s case was dismissed.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed after Motion to Suppress Granted
A motion to suppress evidence was filed and addressed in a pre-trial hearing. A police officer testified that the defendant was stopped for a prolonged period of 20-30 seconds at a green traffic light ... before proceeding through the intersection. According to the Officer, the defendant was weaving while driving and crossing the lane divider. The officer initiated a traffic stop based on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. A Motion to Suppress Evidence was filed alleging jurisdictional issues, insufficient reasonable suspicion for the traffic stop, and insufficient probable cause for the arrest. The Judge granted the Motion to Suppress and the State was forced to dismiss the case.