Monday, February 15, 2010

My new cases

I like this topic because it gives you a good idea not only of my workload, but also of the types of cases I'm handling day in and day out. Here's last week's influx:

1. Robbery; second degree felony.

2. Possession of controlled substance (cocaine); state jail felony.

3. Possession of controlled substance (meth); state jail felony (looks like a credit card abuse charge is also on the way, related to this case).

4. Credit card abuse; state jail felony.

5. Credit card abuse; state jail felony.

6. Credit card abuse; state jail felony.

7. Credit card abuse; state jail felony.

8. Credit card abuse; state jail felony.

9. Delivery of controlled substance (cocaine); second degree felony.

10. Theft of firearms; state jail felony.

11. Theft of firearms; state jail felony.

12. Delivery of controlled substance (cocaine); state jail felony.

13. Burglary of a habitation; second degree felony.

14. Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; state jail felony.

15. Forgery of a financial instrument; state jail felony.

Sounds like a lot, no? Well, it is, but some are pretty straight forward in terms of the facts, the sequence of events that make up the alleged crimes. Also, several cases are related in that they either arise out of the same incident and are charged to the same defendant (e.g., #s 13 and 14) or they are the same set of facts but a co-defendant (e.g. #s 10 and 11).

2 comments:

  1. Somewhat fewer less than a gram cases, I see.

    Just curious: Do you see any real benefit for that quantity being a state jail felony for possession, given that there's mandatory probation on the first offense and the felony tag creates so many collateral consequences? Some judges in Houston have been agitating to lower it to a Class A.

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  2. From my end, I wouldn't mind having the POCS < 1g as part of my responsibilities in misdemeanor court. For one, it would pull the cases together a little better since there's nearly ALWAYS a half ounce of marijuana to go along with the rock of crack- meaning that a defendant has charges pending in two prosecutors offices and two courts.

    But I'm personally not all that enthusiastic about the creation of the SJF to begin with.

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