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maglight
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I'm on probation and looking for a place to move into
#10560486 - 06/23/09 05:16 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'm not on probation yet, but I was busted with shrooms, weed, and paraphenelia, all 3 of them felonies in my state. My lawyer said I should be able to get the charges dropped to misdemeanors, but only if I do 3 years of probation and "drug intervention program." I'm moving out of my current residence, and the most viable option for me is to move into a place that I'd be sharing with roommates. Will the police be showing up for random searches, and will this put my potential roommates at jeopardy?
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: I'm on probation and looking for a place to move into [Re: maglight]
#10560811 - 06/23/09 06:34 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Will the police be showing up for random searches
Maybe. Depends on whether the terms of your probation allow it, and whether or not they feel like it.
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and will this put my potential roommates at jeopardy?
If the answer to the above is yes, then yes, there is some risk for them. It can be mitigated by making sure all their rooms are locked and no illegal smells are in the house.
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Re: I'm on probation and looking for a place to move into [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#10562764 - 06/24/09 01:12 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Stop smoking weed and just do shrooms... very hard to detect and easy to hide.
Find a cheap place to live.
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lacma50



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Re: I'm on probation and looking for a place to move into [Re: PsychoReactive]
#10579865 - 06/27/09 12:03 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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whatever happens. good luck!
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johnm214



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Re: I'm on probation and looking for a place to move into [Re: lacma50]
#10580075 - 06/27/09 01:15 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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what allan said, though they're at increased risk regardless.
The police would be able to search any area of the house that you have access to. If the roomates want to have protection they should not only lock their door, but not allow you the ability or permission to ever enter. That would hopefully prevent the introduction of any items searched in that house against the roomates.
Remember though, that this will not protect you if hte police decide to search anyways. The police can do all sorts of illegal searches, and it won't matter to you. They'll still introduce the evidence at a probation revocation hearing and can send your ass to jail, legality of the search/seizure notwithstanding. (another forum member says they can't do this, but he's never been able to provide a citation to the effect) I'd recommend staying with clean people.
But since most people allow the police to search anyways, its kinda moot if they are the average person.
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