Top River Oaks, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1409 Precinct Line Road, Suite 100, Hurst, TX 76053
3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75234
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 525, Dallas, TX 75231
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
River Oaks Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in River Oaks
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in River Oaks and checks their standing with Texas bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Texas state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine