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viking101
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Advice on my marijuana possession charge?
#21186357 - 01/27/15 12:46 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I havnt really been into smoking or drugs this past year. Just kinda... grew out of it and the desire isn't there anymore. But some old friends were in town for the night so we boxed my car in my driveway like old times. Fun night and everyone made it home safe. I forgot to take the bowl and the bag the weed was in out of the car and left it in the glove department.
That next afternoon I was running late for class and thought "ahh I dont have time to run this back into the house screw it ill be fine driving to school (local college) with it in my car for an hour class. Well being in a hurry and noticing that the left hand turn light turned yellow I kept on the gas thinking I could make it thru. I was wrong and it turned red just before I was over the line.
A couple minutes late I saw a cop car pulling me over and thought damn im not gona make it too class and im getting a nice ticket. The car didn't smell of weed since there was only a pinch of shake or so left in the bag (thought the bag was completely empty actually) so I wasn't too worried about him finding or smelling that.
Well I act nice and polite and give him license and registration. He returns to his car with it as usual but then not 2 minutes later 3 more cop cars roll up. The cop returns and asks me to step out of the vehicle.. I say ok... thinking no big deal whatever. Then I see a dog. The cop says "were gona write you the ticket for running the light and run the dog around the car then let you go on your way". I know cops can run a dog around your car without consent so I didn't say anything just stood there shaking. Knowing I was fucked and just praying the dog wouldn't be able to smell a bowl in my glove department.
Well they run him around multiple times and let him jump up on my windows and everything and of course they say the dog hit multiple times. So im handcuffed and set on the curb while 3 police tear my SUV apart. They end up finding a small bowl and what weighed out too .2 grams of weed.
They charge me with paraphenlia, possession under 20g's, and running the light. My heart sank knowing im fucked. I got a court date for next month and was told to leave.
As lame and unlucky as this is im pretty sure there's no fighting this correct? They never read me my rights tho and never asked to search just had a dog right away. So, if I cant fight it what should I say in court? Just apologize?
Im super bummed. I got a para charge when I first turned 18 but got it expunged thru divergent program. Here I am 5 years later with my shit together (sophomore in college and a god job) getting fucked over for this .2 g's I forgot about that will be on my record for ever since its a 2nd offense.
Advice? I live in Florida BTW
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: viking101]
#21186397 - 01/27/15 12:58 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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That's an interesting dilemma. I would go to my court date, plead no contest and the ticket might be reduced by chance. Definitely no contest though, I mean the cops found it and it's their word against yours.
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: whatsgrimace]
#21186407 - 01/27/15 01:01 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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So strange to me that they would have a dog out that quick over a simple traffic stop. I have no priors on my record or anything. Positive there was no weed smell in the car for the officer to notice. I dont even look sketchy or drive i suspicious car or anything just a skinny white dude going to class lol
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: viking101]
#21186473 - 01/27/15 01:18 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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So you boxed the car the night b4 and you think a straight edge cop would not pick up the hints of smell?
His nose being extra sensitive since he does not smoke.
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Edited by budmanman (01/27/15 01:18 PM)
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: budmanman]
#21186488 - 01/27/15 01:22 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I mean in my opinion it didnt smell after driving forever with the windows down and sitting all night after that than driving around again all day with em down and other people from work were in my car and coudnt smell it earlier in the day.
Anyways, you may be right on that but as quick as the dog cops got here im not believing he smelled it. I mean they showed up literally right after he goes back to his car after talking to me. If he smelled it I figured he would say something and ask to search I mean that's probable cause right there. IDK. If anything i figured it smelled like sweaty dudes cuz me and some friends had just finished driving it to a skate spot and skating for a good 2 hours prior haha.
Not disagreeing with you tho just IMO he coudnt smell it
Edited by viking101 (01/27/15 01:24 PM)
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: viking101]
#21186535 - 01/27/15 01:35 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Get one of those NORML lawyers.
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: viking101] 1
#21186537 - 01/27/15 01:36 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Cops do not just bust out drug dogs on the fly ime, one must have been tailing you due to suspicious activity at the skate spot.
You are probably leaving out information.
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: viking101]
#21186595 - 01/27/15 01:50 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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viking101 said: So, if I cant fight it what should I say in court?
"I need an attorney"
that's what you need to be telling yourself, a public defender, contrary to what everyone say can and will do the job, they'll sometimes offer the easy out of leading nolo or guilty but most will want to know how you want to go, regardless, push them to try and get it dropped and if that doesnt happen, plead not guilty, make the state put in the work, most times the cop does show on little shit and it's an easy acquittal. it's bet to fight it in my opinion, you already have one, you certainly dont need another
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: Prisoner#1]
#21186664 - 01/27/15 02:06 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Plead nolo and take your lumps.
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: budmanman]
#21186695 - 01/27/15 02:12 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Man im really not. The "skatespot" was actually a shitty skatepark no one goes to anymore cuz theres a better one down the next town over. We went there to film a few things and because the better park is always packed. If thats suspicious then... and it woudnt be in my benefit to leave things out if you choose to not believe my situation thats fine but this is what heppened
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: viking101]
#21186750 - 01/27/15 02:24 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Move out of backwards ass bible belt states. Thats what I did and I would never go back. If lots of young ppl did this, these states/cities would just grow old and die off while the economy/tax revenue collapses, and their shitty hypocritical 'values' would die off with them.
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: viking101]
#21186751 - 01/27/15 02:24 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hotboxing a car will have it smelling the next day no doubt. I used to smoke blunts in my car windows rolled down on my way back from school. Kept windows down all through the night an next morning it still smelled. Hot box would have the smell sitting in your seats if you have cloth
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: Nova]
#21186753 - 01/27/15 02:25 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nova said: Move out of backwards ass bible belt states. Thats what I did and I would never go back. If lots of young ppl did this, these states/cities would just grow old and die off while the economy/tax revenue collapses, and their shitty hypocritical 'values' would die off with them.
Tell that to The Villages or Sun City communities around the country.
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: mpd]
#21186802 - 01/27/15 02:32 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I had friends get arrested and were not read their rights, so the case was dropped. Any info like that helps. Good luck, maybe it won't be as bad as you think in the end.
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: Colours]
#21186873 - 01/27/15 02:45 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Colours said: I had friends get arrested and were not read their rights, so the case was dropped. Any info like that helps. Good luck, maybe it won't be as bad as you think in the end.
I've never been read my rights, they just gave them to me on a paper before arraignment.
OP wasn't arrested though, he was only detained as far as I can tell.
What is para/possession in FL? Here they're both only like a $100 ticket.
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: Colours]
#21187040 - 01/27/15 03:13 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Get a lawyer. Sucks OP, wrong place and wrong time.
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Colours said: I had friends get arrested and were not read their rights, so the case was dropped. Any info like that helps. Good luck, maybe it won't be as bad as you think in the end.
I don't this applies to OPs situation
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/the-police-didn-t-read-me-miranda-rights-does-mean-i-wasn-t-under-arrest.html
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Re: Advice on my marijuana possession charge? [Re: Malcolm_Xtasy]
#21187269 - 01/27/15 03:55 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Treant said:
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Colours said: I had friends get arrested and were not read their rights, so the case was dropped. Any info like that helps. Good luck, maybe it won't be as bad as you think in the end.
I've never been read my rights, they just gave them to me on a paper before arraignment.
OP wasn't arrested though, he was only detained as far as I can tell.
What is para/possession in FL? Here they're both only like a $100 ticket.
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psychedelic_Abyss said: Get a lawyer. Sucks OP, wrong place and wrong time.
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Colours said: I had friends get arrested and were not read their rights, so the case was dropped. Any info like that helps. Good luck, maybe it won't be as bad as you think in the end.
I don't this applies to OPs situation
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/the-police-didn-t-read-me-miranda-rights-does-mean-i-wasn-t-under-arrest.html
Right on. I'm really not the most knowledgeable person on this stuff so I'll just hush. Was just trying to give some hope to OP, but if it's false, then that's no good.
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