MAN DEL under a gram usually means one thing: a controlled buy or an alleged hand-to-hand transfer of a small amount — often built on an informant working off their own case.
Charge: Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, less than one gram — Health & Safety Code § 481.112(b)
Level: State jail felony
Range: 180 days – 2 years state jail, fine to $10,000
Court: District court in the county of arrest
How these cases play out in Central Texas courts
Delivery under Texas law needs no money and no sale — any transfer, or even an offer to sell, qualifies. That breadth makes small-weight delivery cases heavily dependent on the credibility of whoever says the transfer happened: informants with deals, undercover accounts, grainy surveillance. Cross-examining the informant’s incentives and the operation’s procedures (recordings? corroboration? chain of custody on the buy money and drugs?) is the core work. Reduction to simple possession is a common defended outcome, restoring diversion and § 12.44 options that delivery charges foreclose.
Questions we hear about this charge
The ‘buyer’ was an informant — do I get to know who?
The defense can litigate informant disclosure, and the informant’s deal with the state is impeachment material either way. Informant-built cases are more fragile than they look.
I shared drugs with a friend — is that ‘delivery’?
Under the statute, transfer without sale can qualify. As a practical matter, social-sharing facts negotiate very differently than commercial ones — context drives outcomes.
Can MAN DEL become POSS?
Yes — reduction to possession is a standard defended outcome when the transfer evidence is thin, and it materially improves both the range and the resolution options.
Facing a MAN DEL CS PG 1 <1G charge?
The first weeks decide what’s possible — evidence preservation, bond terms, and early litigation posture. Criminal defense in Travis, Hays, Williamson, Bexar, and Bastrop counties is provided by Stephen T. Bowling, DWI & Criminal Defense Attorneys — former police officers who know how these cases are built. Free consultation, 24/7, flat-fee quote included.
General Texas legal information, not legal advice for your specific case. Enhancements, priors, and case facts change punishment exposure. Last reviewed July 2026.