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	<title>CRIMINAL JURISDICTION &#187; marijuana</title>
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		<title>CAN THE SMELL OF POT LEAD TO WARRANTLESS ARREST?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Odor of Burnt Marijuana, alone, may be sufficient for a warrantless entry but insufficient to establish probable cause for a specific arrest.

By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

Some defense attorneys—and not without a legitimate basis—mistakenly believe that if a police officer detects the odor of marijuana inside a residence, the officer does not have probable cause to enter the residence and arrest the suspected owner of the drug without a warrant. This belief can be traced to a 2002 decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in State v. Steelman which held that “the detection of the odor of marijuana in a certain place will not inevitably provide probable cause to arrest a person who is at that place.” 1/]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. SUPREME COURT LIMITS VEHICLE SEARCHES</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona v. Gant, 129 S.Ct. 1710, (2009); Vehicle Searches after Arrest

By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

Consider the following hypothetical. Two patrol officers with the Houston Police Department were following a Cadillac in an area known for gang and drug activity. Loud music was coming from the vehicle as it swerved several times from lane to lane. The officers decided to stop the vehicle for failure to maintain a single lane of traffic. In Texas, a law enforcement officer may lawfully stop a person for a traffic law violation. 1/]]></description>
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