“I can’t be charged or convicted for mere residue.”

When evidence is actually found, particularly in a possession of a controlled substance case, a person doesn’t understand how he can be charged when residue is all that is found. Sometimes even if it’s not just residue, but a little small rock of cocaine, the person still can’t understand how he can be charged when so little was found.

There is some truth to the myth that residue is not enough to convict, but for the most part it is just a myth.  On the flipside, a person usually cannot be found guilty of possession of paraphernalia if no residue is found on the alleged paraphernalia.