Drug Charges

The filing of charges in a drug case can move slowly. In order for prosecutors to file charges, they need to be certain that substances suspected of being illegal drugs, in fact, are illegal drugs. It is the work of a crime lab to make that determination. A case...

A man was arrested this week in Cedar Rapids and is now facing multiple drug charges, after police found a meth lab in his vehicle. For this man, if this is his first arrest, is likely to be the beginning of a long struggle with criminal justice system. He will have...

Federal district court judges are seen by many has having a position of great respect and authority. A lifetime appointment, at a decent salary, at least by most Americans' standards, it is in some sense the pinnacle of many a lawyer's legal career. Only a seat on a...

Science in the courtroom is important. Many elements in many criminal cases are dependent on lab tests to confirm a white powder is really cocaine or that some other substance is an illegal Schedule 1 drug. It is necessary when testing the blood of someone accused of...

Having a federal drug conviction on your record is a problem. A felony drug sentence can cause innumerable difficulties for your life. From finding a job and obtaining federal student aid to go to school or just finding some place to live, a drug conviction can derail...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case involving the question of how long after a routine traffic stop can the police extend the stop in order to allow a drug sniffing dog to be brought onto the scene. In this case, a driver was stopped after...

The reality? Parents attempting to legally obtain cannabis oil extract for their children who suffer epileptic seizures. The image in the legislature? Drugged crazed teenagers running amuck as if from a lurid scene in "Reefer Madness." While the Iowa legislature made...

In October, a 91-year-old woman passed away in Georgia, and few around her may have realized that she had been at the center of one of the most significant criminal cases that was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in the last 50 years. Her name was Dollree Mapp, and...

By many measures, the so-called war on drugs has been a colossal failure. From its significant increase in the numbers of people incarcerated to the degradation of constitutional civil liberties, to the effect on the militarization of the police throughout the nation,...

Today is the busiest travel day of the year with millions flying or driving to visit friends and family over the Thanksgiving Day weekend. And while most people are not thinking that they may need the services of a criminal defense attorney, there are a few things to...