Texas Prosecutors Dropping Larger Number of Marijuana Cases
A trend has emerged in recent years for district attorneys in larger Texas counties to dismiss a greater number of cases involving small amounts of marijuana.
The largest counties by population in Texas–Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Travis–have had a greater number of dismissals since 2011, according to analysis by the Austin American-Statesman.
The review was done by looking at statistics released by the Texas Office of Court Administration. The OCA keeps statistics and analysis of court information and case activity, and reports and studies about the courts and the judiciary.
The analysis revealed that the region that has had the fastest increase in dismissals of these cases is north Texas. A quarter of these cases were dismissed last year in Tarrant County compared to nine percent five years ago. During that same time period, dismissals in Dallas County went from 18 to 41 percent.
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