Drug Charges
Possession, sales, transportation and importation cases. 74 articles and videos.
- San Diego Drug DUI AttorneyGuide
Charged with a drug DUI in San Diego? Whether the drug involved is marijuana, prescription medication, or an illegal substance, attorney Anton Vialtsin…
- San Diego Federal Drug Trafficking AttorneyGuide
Facing federal drug trafficking charges in San Diego? Attorney Anton Vialtsin at LAWSTACHE Law Firm has defended clients in the Southern District of…
- Suspended License Since 1993. Cop Towed His Car. Cop Found Drugs & a Gun. Judge Threw It All Out!March 25, 2026 · ▶ Video
Suspended License Since 1993. Cop Towed His Car. Cop Found Drugs & a Gun. Judge Threw It All Out!
- Local Fentanyl Dealer Worked From HOME — And It Cost Him Extra Years in Prison b/c Home EnhancementMarch 18, 2026 · ▶ Video
In this video, we break down United States v. Tekola (9th Cir. 2026), where court upheld a 2-level enhancement U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(12)
- New 2025 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Just Changed Everything for Drug Cases. Are You Eligible?December 24, 2025 · ▶ Video
Transporting drugs across San Diego-Mexico border, 2025 federal sentencing guideline amendments significantly reduce your prison exposure
- Police Officer Claims He Could Hear Marijuana Being Loaded into a Car. Marijuana has Sound?May 7, 2025 · ▶ Video
The government argues that we should credit Jankowski’s testimony because of his nineteen years of experience as a police officer and thousands of…
- Federal Court Can Give LOWER Sentence to Defendant Who DIDN’T Know the Purity of the Drugs DeliveredMarch 12, 2025 · ▶ Video
Jesus Munguia Mendoza appeals the sentence imposed following his plea of guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, a violation…
- Police Peer Through a Gap in Closed Blinds — Do Social Guests Have 4th Amendment Protection?January 15, 2025 · ▶ Video
A police officer looked in an apartment window through a gap in the closed blind and observed respondents Carter and Johns and the apartment’s lessee…
- Smoking marijuana two hours prior and bloodshot eyes alone aren’t enough for a DUI arrest.December 25, 2024 · ▶ Video
Ultimately, the Court is presented with two facts: (1) Mr. Russell consumed marijuana at least two hours before the stop; and (2) Mr. Russell may have…
- Stopped for Broken Taillight, Restrained & Searched Because of High-Crime Area Late at Night.December 18, 2024 · ▶ Video
May officers, as a matter of standard procedure and in the name of “officer safety,” detain and frisk a driver stopped for an equipment infraction…
- Police detained an innocent guy, who didn’t match description and had no connection to the crimeNovember 13, 2024 · ▶ Video
Responding to a report of suspicious activity in the area, a police officer unlawfully detained a bystander who had no apparent connection to the…
- Do you have to stop at the Agricultural Checkpoints? California Department of Food and Agriculture.November 6, 2024 · ▶ Video
Following denial of his suppression motion, defendant pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana for sale. Defendant had approached the Needles,…
- Can police search your home if they found a small amount of drugs in your car during a traffic stop?October 9, 2024 · ▶ Video
The Ninth Circuit has repeatedly affirmed searches of homes of suspected drug dealers even where there is no direct evidence linking the homes to…
- Can police operate a drug checkpoint or does the roadblock violate the 4th Amendment?September 11, 2024 · ▶ Video
Petitioner city operates vehicle checkpoints on its roads in an effort to interdict unlawful drugs. The District Court denied respondents a preliminary…
- DOJ to reclassify cannabis to schedule III, drug priors trigger mandatory min., say sorry to a cop.August 30, 2024 · ▶ Video
Justice Department Publishes Proposed Rule to Reclassify Cannabis, Begins Accepting Public Comments The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) proposes to…
- I was just a passenger in the car with secret compartments filled with pounds of drugs. Am I Guilty?August 26, 2024 · ▶ Video
This appeal stemmed from two individuals’ cross-country car trip. Inside the car were secret compartments containing bundles of methamphetamine. But to…
- No way of knowing that drugs found in a trash came from defendant’s residence. Invalid Warrant.August 23, 2024 · ▶ Video
The Constitution’s Fourth Amendment provides that “no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly…
- Police block a one-lane driveway and not let the person leave the house. Illegal seizure of person.August 22, 2024 · ▶ Video
On Sunday December 15, 1985 at 3:30 p.m., Deputy Sheriff Hedrick was on routine patrol in a rural neighborhood. Deputy Hedrick observed Kerr by a car…
- Airport Worker Searches Luggage in Hopes of Getting a Monetary $$$ Reward From the DEA.August 20, 2024 · ▶ Video
The United States appealed from orders of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Donald S. Voorhees, J., granting…
- Is it Legal for Police to Enter an Attached Garage Without a Warrant to Arrest a Drug Trafficker?August 20, 2024 · ▶ Video
Nowhere is the protective force of the Fourth Amendment more powerful than it is when the sanctity of the home is involved. The sanctity of a person’s…
- Messy Vehicle Interior Doesn’t Justify Extended Police Traffic Stop and K9 Search.August 20, 2024 · ▶ Video
Mr. Luis Alfonso Leon was stopped by law enforcement after he was observed illegally driving in a passing lane. During the traffic stop, the officer…
- Police promises NOT to arrest, “settled notions of fundamental fairness” may require a DISMISSAL.May 23, 2024 · ▶ Video
On September 24, 2019, shortly after witnessing Manley Johnson leave Appellant Maurice Bailey’s home, Kannapolis, North Carolina police officer Jeremy…
- Police Ransack Vehicle for Legal 28.5g Weed Possession!March 19, 2024 · ▶ Video
The Fourth Amendment protects “[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and…
- Can Cars Be Searched TWICE – at the Scene and Again at Impound Lot – Under the Automobile Exception?February 27, 2024 · ▶ Video
Officers stopped defendant and appellant Vernon Evans after they observed him commit traffic violations. When Evans refused to comply with a command to…
- Innocent Bystander Illegally Detained by Police with No Ties to Crime or 911 CallFebruary 27, 2024 · ▶ Video
Responding to a report of suspicious activity in the area, a police officer unlawfully detained a bystander who had no apparent connection to the…
- Police search a semi-truck hauling a ford explorer. 40 pounds of meth found. Fourth Amendment.February 27, 2024 · ▶ Video
“An individual asserting Fourth Amendment rights must demonstrate that he personally has an expectation of privacy in the place searched, and that his…
- Does mere presence of LAWFUL amount of marijuana on passenger justify probable cause to search car?November 14, 2023 · ▶ Video
Does mere presence of LAWFUL amount of marijuana on passenger justify probable cause to search car? San Diego Criminal Defense
- Florida Federal Judge tosses suit challenging GUN BAN for medical marijuana patients. (POST-BRUEN)October 10, 2023 · ▶ Video
Federal law prohibits certain people from possessing firearms. 18 U.S.C.§ 922(g). Post Bruen Developments.
- Buyer-Seller Relationship defense to conspiracy to distribute drugs. Large quantity of drugs.Guide · ▶ Video
Charged with federal drug conspiracy in San Diego? Learn how the buyer-seller relationship defense can protect your rights.
- Cannabis is “not contraband” and “shall not constitute the basis for detention, search, or arrest.”Guide · ▶ Video
Pulled over with marijuana in your car? Learn how traffic stop searches work, what police can and cannot do, and about Lawstache® Law Firm
- Federal Firearms Trafficking | Review of Gun Control Act and Brady Act. Licensed & Private Markets.Guide · ▶ Video
The Gun Control Act of 1968 required those who engage in the business of manufacturing or dealing in firearms to be licensed by the Bureau of Alcohol,…
- Impermissibly prolonged traffic stop in violation of 4th Amendment. Drugs found in car – suppressedGuide · ▶ Video
In Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348 (2015), the Supreme Court explained that an officer’s authority to seize the occupants of a vehicle ends…
- Part 6: Conspiracies | Defenses | Withdrawal (leaving) from the conspiracy. Schorovsky caseGuide · ▶ Video
The offense level of a defendant convicted of drug trafficking is determined by the quantity of drugs involved in the offense. The quantity includes…
- Part 8: Conspiracies | Defenses | Buyer – Seller relationship is Insufficient to show a conspiracyGuide · ▶ Video
“A relationship of mere seller and buyer, with the seller having no stake in what the buyer does with the goods, shows the absence of a conspiracy,…
- Every parent knows that teenagers make mistakes. BuyerSeller defense to drug distribution conspiracyGuide · ▶ Video
The panel vacated convictions for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine under 21 U.S.C. § 846, RICO conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), and…
- Intentionally prescribing OxyContin without a legitimate medical purpose. “Pill mill” clinic.Guide · ▶ Video
The panel affirmed a conviction for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, in a case in which the government…
- Is transportation of marijuana a “controlled substance offense” under Career Offender guidelines?Guide · ▶ Video
David Martinez appeals his sentence following conviction for importation of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. SS 952 and 960. Martinez argues that…
- Marijuana state prior doesn’t count as “controlled substance offense” under Federal GuidelinesGuide · ▶ Video
The panel filed (1) an order withdrawing an opinion filed November 23, 2020 (previously amended on December 11, 2020); and (2) an amended opinion…
- Medical marijuana use on federal supervised release when all medically prescribed alternatives fail?Guide · ▶ Video
The panel affirmed the district court’s denial of Richard Langley’s renewed motion to amend the conditions of his supervised release to permit him to…
- Stateless Semi-Submersible (Submarine) Vessel with 4,400 Pounds of Cocaine. Discussing my own case!Guide · ▶ Video
Jose Rosario Segura Balentierra, a Colombian national interdicted by the United States Coast Guard on a semi-submersible vessel containing…
- Can customs officials search your car’s gas tank for drugs without reasonable suspicion or warrant?Guide · ▶ Video
Facing charges after a border vehicle search in San Diego? Our experienced criminal defense attorneys defend clients in your position!
- Three car occupants. Drugs in the car. Is there probable cause to arrest the driver or all three?Guide · ▶ Video
In the early morning hours a passenger car occupied by three men was stopped for speeding by a police officer. The officer, upon searching the car,…
- What should you do while on pre-trial release? Post-offense rehabilitation. Gall v. United StatesGuide · ▶ Video
Before sentencing an individual the just must consult the sentencing guidelines and sentence according to the 18 USC 3553(a) factors. Petitioner Gall…
- Can police have their K9 sniff at your front door without a warrant? Florida v. Jardines.Guide · ▶ Video
Learn how K9 police searches work in San Diego. Attorney Anton Vialtsin explains Florida v. Jardines and your Fourth Amendment rights.
- Safety-valve eligibility, mandatory minimum sentences, relevant conduct, and a gun.Guide · ▶ Video
Devin Hodgkiss pleaded guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in April 2018, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and to possessing a firearm…
- What is Minor Role reduction? How to calculate the federal sentencing guidelines in drug offenses?Guide · ▶ Video
In this video, I will explain how to calculate the federal sentencing guidelines under two scenarios: with minor role reduction and without. Mitigating…
- Does a Motor Home fall under automobile exception or does police need to get a warrant to search?Guide · ▶ Video
Police authority to search vehicles after arresting occupants. Explained by Attorney Anton Vialtsin, Esq. | LAWSTACHE™ LAW FIRM, San Diego.
- Can police search YOUR home if they have an arrest warrant for someone else? Steagald v. USGuide · ▶ Video
Learn how the Supreme Court’s case clarified that police cannot conduct a home search without a warrant, except in limited circumstances.
- Don’t keep all of your apples in one glove compartment! Search of Glove Box Incident to Arrest.Guide · ▶ Video
Can police search your glove compartment without a warrant? Learn what the Fourth Amendment allows, key Supreme Court cases, and how to protect your rights.
- How to determine drug quantity and purity when drugs were never seized? US v. HoustonGuide · ▶ Video
Donald Lee Houston pleaded guilty to manufacturing, attempting to manufacture, and aiding and abetting the manufacture of five or more grams of actual…
- Growing a marijuana plant in your bedroom window during the 2020 quarantine? | Plain View DoctrineGuide · ▶ Video
As Americans are staying at home during the 2020 quarantine, many are taking on gardening as a new hobby. Here is something to consider when growing…
- Sentencing hearing is very important in a criminal case. Having a good attorney helps! Object to PSRGuide · ▶ Video
SCUDDER, Circuit Judge. Police seized 143.7 kilograms of marijuana from Joel Helding’s car and apartment, and he pleaded guilty to possessing over 100…
- Three (3) things to consider when charged in a drug case in Federal Court.Guide · ▶ Video
These are the three things that you need to consider if you or your loved one is charged with a drug offense in federal court. 1. Bail Hearing. In…
- Are K9 searches ever allowed during a traffic stop? | ILLINOIS v. CABALLES.August 21, 2018 · ▶ Video
After an Illinois state trooper stopped respondent for speeding and radioed in, a second trooper, overhearing the transmission, drove to the scene with…
- San Diego Alternative Sentences to ImprisonmentGuide
Attorney you hire for your case should be familiar with alternative sentencing structures. If fact, your defense counsel has an ethical obligation to…
- Can I get resentenced under Prop. 47 | (PC) 1170.18 | San Diego Prop 47 AttorneyGuide
San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyer to petition the San Diego Superior Court to Resentence under Penal Code 1170.18
- Can I mail marijuana via USPS?Guide
Mailing marijuana is illegal under federal law. Our San Diego federal criminal defense attorneys at Lawstache Law Firm can help.
- DMV Administrative Hearing (DUI: Alcohol/Drugs)Guide
San Diego DUI Administrative Hearing Lawyer. We defend drunk driving charges and driving under the influence cases in San Diego and Orange County.
- Drunk in Public | California Penal Code 647(f) | PC 647Guide
Were you charged with being Drunk in Public? Our experienced criminal defense attorneys can help. Call today at 619-357-6677
- Federal Clemency Attorneys- More Drug Offenders Will Be Eligible For ReliefGuide
If you have a loved one serving time in federal prison for a non-violent crime, he/she is able to apply for clemency under new rules were announced by…
- Can a vehicle be searched by police officers if they smell marijuana outside of the vehicle?Guide
Protect your rights with expert Marijuana Vehicle Search Defense in California. Learn when police can search your car under the 4th Amd
- Driving Under Influence of Marijuana | California Vehicle Code Section 23152 | VC 23152Guide
San Diego Marijuana DUI Lawyer. We defend drunk driving charges and driving under the influence cases in San Diego and Orange County.
- Manufacturing a Controlled Substance (Marijuana, Hash Oil, etc.) | HS 11379.6(a)Guide
San Diego Drug Crimes Lawyer defends drug charges such as trafficking, distribution, manufacturing, intent to sell, possession of marijuana, cocaine, meth..
- Marijuana Cultivation, Harvest, Plant | HS 11358Guide
San Diego Drug Crimes Lawyer defends drug charges such as trafficking, distribution, manufacturing, intent to sell, possession of marijuana, cocaine, meth..
- Marijuana Sale, Giving Away, Transportation | California Health and Safety Code Section 11360 | HS 11360Guide
San Diego Marijuana Sale | LAWSTACHE LAW FIRM 619-357-6677
- Possession of a Controlled Substance in California | 11350 (a) HSGuide
California Health and Safety Code Section 11350 makes it illegal to possess a controlled substance without a valid prescription.
- Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell |HS 11351Guide
Under California HS 11351, every person who possesses for sale or purchases for purposes of sale any controlled substance shall be
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia | California Health and Safety Code 11364 | HS 11364Guide
San Diego Drug Crimes Lawyer defends drug charges such as trafficking, distribution, manufacturing, intent to sell, possession of marijuana, cocaine, meth..
- Possession of Marijuana for Sale | Health and Safety Code 11359 |HS 11359Guide
San Diego Drug Crimes Lawyer defends drug charges such as trafficking, distribution, manufacturing, intent to sell, possession of marijuana, cocaine, meth..
- Possession of Methamphetamine (Meth) | HS 11377Guide
San Diego Drug Crimes Lawyer defends drug charges such as trafficking, distribution, manufacturing, intent to sell, possession of marijuana, cocaine, meth..
- Proposition 36: Drug treatment program as an alternative to jail time.Guide
San Diego Drug Crimes Lawyer defends drug charges such as distribution, intent to sell, and possession. We also fight for drug treatment instead of jail.
- Transportation for Sale of a Controlled Substance| HS 11352Guide
San Diego Drug Crimes Lawyer defends drug charges such as trafficking, distribution, manufacturing, intent to sell, possession of marijuana, cocaine, meth..
- Transporting Marijuana across International BorderGuide
San Diego Drug Crimes Lawyer defends drug charges such as trafficking, distribution, manufacturing, intent to sell, possession of marijuana, cocaine, meth..
- What to do if pulled over with marijuana in trunk of car working for marijuana dispensary?Guide
San Diego Drug Crimes Lawyer defends drug charges such as trafficking, distribution, manufacturing, intent to sell, possession of marijuana, cocaine, meth..