2026-CF-0****1

On July 27, 2026 our client was stopped for an illegal u-turn.  Upon making contact with the driver, the police officer noticed that the driver was acting nervous and had a white residue around his mouth. The driver was asked to exit the car and a DUI investigation ensued. At the conclusion, our client was not arrested for DUI. However, the police did ask for permission to search the car. The driver consented.  Behind the driver’s seat was cold beer in a plastic shopping bag. The police officer moved the bag and found what appeared to be a bag of cocaine underneath the bag of beer.  The Defendant did not admit to possessing the drugs but did admit to placing the beer in the rear seat. The police presumed that our client knew that the drugs were there, without any significant proof.  The passenger was in possession of marijuana but was not charged. The driver was arrested for cocaine possession. Post Miranda warnings, the driver did admit to using cocaine recreationally.  To further complicate the case, the Defendant was already out on bond for another criminal case.  At the bond hearing, the State wanted to revoke the previous bond but Ticket Clinic lawyers were able to prevent that and our client was released without any monetary bond.  Ticket Clinic lawyers began working on the new felony and immediately contacted the case filing attorney at the State Attorney’s office in an attempt to highlight the weaknesses in the case.  After a lengthy review, the State decided to drop the entire case.