Koehler Law Blog

“Confidential location.” An officer utters these two words in a drug case, and the court automatically shuts down all related cross-examination....

Now that DFS has lost its accreditation, the government is looking for creative ways to prosecute drug possession cases, including amending the charges to attempted...

Although a person can always revoke consent to a warrantless search, such a withdrawal of permission must be clearly and unequivocally communicated. So held the...

There is a “buyer’s agent” defense in D.C. after all – at least with respect to drug distribution charges involving marijuana....

Offenses that have been decriminalized (for example, the possession of a small amount of marijuana) present one of the most promising options for sealing or...

D.C. Code § 48-904.01(e) provides for the expungement of a drug case in Washington, D.C. upon the successful completion of pre-sentence probation....

I always have the best intentions after attending a good CLE.  Returning to my office with a binder full of great information, I have every...

There are certain reference materials that are essential to a law practice.  In the case of a criminal defense practice in D.C., for example, you...

With first-time offender treatment in D.C. generally restricted to marijuana possession, prosecutors frequently offer consideration under Section 48-904.01(e) of the D.C. Code as an alternative...

  Disorderly conduct is a really annoying charge. The first problem is that the offense is usually so broad and poorly defined that it is...