Phases of a Criminal Drug Case From Start to Finish
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Phases of a Criminal Drug
Case
From Start to Finish
INVESTIGATION
PROSECUTION
POST PROSECUTION
INVESTIGATION
INTERDICTION
CONTROLLED BUYS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS
SEARCH WARRANTS
INVESTIGATION
SURVEILLANCE
INTERVIEW SUSPECTS
SEND DRUGS AND PARAPHERNALIA TO
CRIME LAB
INVESTIGATION
INTERDICTION
Intensified traffic patrol with the intent to intercept drug
traffickers
Officers make stops for traffic violations
Sometimes multiple officers working as a team
Usually involves drug dog
INVESTIGATION
CONTROLLED BUYS
Undercover purchases drugs from individual
drug dealer
Undercover purchases from the store
INVESTIGATION
Confidential Informants
These are the people who agree to work
for law enforcement
Put through a screening with other law
enforcement to avoid conflicts
INVESTIGATION
SEARCH WARRANTS
Must establish probable cause
Search Warrants can take you almost any place
INVESTIGATION
SURVEILLANCE
INVESTIGATION
SEND DRUGS AND
PARAPHERNALIA TO LAB
Follow proper procedures
PROSECUTION
CASE IS SENT TO THE
PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
SO WHAT HAPPENS
NEXT?
PROSECUTION
PROSECUTOR REVIEWS THE CASE AND
RELEVANT LAW
SCREEN FOR ANY SEARCH AND SEIZURE
ISSUES
CHARGE CASE AND WARRANT ISSUED
PROSECUTION
PROSECUTOR REVIEWS CASE AND
RELEVANT LAW
Drug laws are found in Chapter 195 Revised
Statues of Missouri
Legislature is looking into changing the chapter
the statutes are in to place them within the
other criminal code statutes
PROSECUTION
195.017 gives definitions of drugs and the
schedules from 1 to 5.
Synthetic cannabinoids are defined in this
section
PROSECUTION
195.202, Possession or Control of a Controlled
Substance, Penalty
195.211 is the Distribution, Delivery, Manufacture
or Production of a Controlled Substance
Subsequent statutes enhance punishment for
location of distribution and purchaser of drug.
195.233 Unlawful Use of Drug Paraphernalia
PROSECUTION
SCREEN FOR 4TH AMENDMENT ISSUES
Traffic Stops
Home Searches
Business Searches
PROSECUTION
CHARGE CASE WARRANT ISSUED
Take to judge to get a warrant
Set a bond amount
Defendant advised of charges
Preliminary hearing
Motions to suppress
POST PROSECUTION
Probation
Prison
Post conviction relief hearings
Appeals