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Under investigation Irvin drug case to be heard by grand jury
DALLAS (AP) -- An attorney for former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin says a Denton County grand jury is set to hear testimony Thursday about Irvin's arrest last summer. Irvin was arrested Aug. 9 at a north Dallas apartment where law officers said they found marijuana and other drugs. Two days after the arrest, members of a drug task force said they would not seek marijuana charges against Irvin. He has not been charged. "I thought this was over 10 months ago," attorney Howard Shapiro told The Associated Press on Monday. Shapiro told Dallas-Fort Worth television station KTVT they fought this battle before and now it is back. Denton County District Attorney Bruce Isaacks on Monday declined to discuss details of the case with Dallas-Fort Worth television station KDFW. Shapiro said he didn't get an answer from the district attorney about why this case is coming up now. "I don't think this is proper," he said. Irvin, who has professed his innocence, is expected to cut short his Florida vacation to return to Texas. Shapiro said he does not expect Irvin to appear before the grand jury. In 1996, Irvin pleaded no contest to felony cocaine possession in exchange for four years of deferred probation, a $10,000 fine and dismissal of misdemeanor marijuana possession charges.
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