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JohnDoeKENTUCKY
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I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please!
#23956554 - 12/25/16 02:16 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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I was caught with gun and drugs in Jeffersontown on Friday the 23rd and my parents are looking to hire a good attorney for my case.
I am -- (I'm 18)) years old and anyways an informant told police I had stuff in my truck and when stopped by 4 police cars at the place I was going to make a transaction, my truck was searched and a 9mm handgun, 1 ounce bag and 1 10-gram of magic mushrooms was found, approx 10 1-gram bags of marijuana, 2 grams of marijuana wax, approx 30 xanax capsules, and $1,100 cash was found inside of my truck. My parents home was searched that night and 8 ounces of mushrooms was found. They still suspect I have another handgun in my house due to the informant telling them that. I would like to know: What are my best courses of action I should take? Will I get charged in circuit court as an adult? I'm (0) months away from being 18. Further information on me: Born , white male This is my first offense. My parents make high income, my dad is a professor at the University of ------
Is the information below good for using in court to tell the judge this stuff?
What can help me in court: - The xanax was a legal chemical called Etizolam that I ordered online and I was not intending to sell, it was for my personal use only. - The mushrooms were not intended for being sold as I use them myself for their extensive health benefits and brain neuron strengthening. I use them to grow spiritually, and I devote myself to helping other people like my friends by providing them with these medicinal mushrooms that help them understand more about the world and themselves. I am a strong supporter of peace and love and I believe that these mushrooms really help people with these things and they truly make the world a better place, by changing and enlightening society, along with completely getting rid of depression and PTSD in people who have both of those disorders. - The gun that I had was not for my self defense or for any reason that would involve firing it off towards another human or even property. I would NEVER discharge a weapon at a car or a person. I am very against harm to other people. The only reason I had the gun was because the man I was going to give the ounce of mushrooms to, Meech, was interested in buying the weapon off of me. - The marijuana wax for my personal use and not for sale. The gram bags of marijuana were for my personal use also, and the only reason they were bagged in gram bags is because I like to keep track of the amount of cannabis I smoke so I do not exceed around 2 grams per day, thus not spending an excessive amount of my money on marijuana. The scale in the car was used to weigh the gram bags I would smoke. - The large amount of money in my wallet <$1000 was taken out of my savings account to purchase a vehicle that I would fix up on craigslist over my winter break. - The officers searched my car right off the bat with no probable cause. They stated they could smell a "strong odor of marijuana" but the marijuana was sealed in a waterproof, airtight container used for camping. There was no marijuana odor in the truck. There were no open containers that were in plain sight or we tried to move quickly. Me and my co-defendant were not read out Miranda rights as soon as we were arrested and we were asked questions before read our Miranda rights.
Thanks for your quick response
JohnDoeKentucky
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filthyknees
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: JohnDoeKENTUCKY]
#23956865 - 12/25/16 05:20 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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your best bet is to get the best/most expensive attorney. be 100% honest with them, do whatever they say. guessing they will get you in an extensive 'rehab'. probably very expensive, 5 days a week for a few hours. so that when you go to court you can show the judge that.
forget all the 'I try to limit myself to 2grams a day I swear it wasn't for resale' & 'that half pound of mushrooms was for my spiritual enlightenment' -- get real.
you are most likely not going to say a word in court, that is why you pay a lawyer.
I cannot say you're not going to jail because clearly (if you like or not) they have proof of intent to distribute (of multiple schedule 1 substances) while in possession of a handgun. If I where you I'd count on going to jail for a few months at least (sorry), and maybe way back in the back of my head there would be a shred of hope that throwing a lot of money at a lawyer plus it being your first offense would get you just probation, that would be way back in the back of my mind.
yes you will be tried as an adult. someone snitching is probable cause, look up 'ghost dope', police can bust you PURELY on he said she said (no physical evidence).
they don't need to read you rights. sorry. good luck. get a lawyer yesterday.
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WhyDidiDoThis
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: filthyknees]
#23956877 - 12/25/16 05:25 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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at least say you bought your weed and wax. Selling a handgun? Man wtf.
Do you listen to rap or someshit?
Goodluck.
but im a pussy. You, you travel with a handgun.
Was the informant a friend? Are you out on fuckin bail?
This makes no sense.
Edited by Enlil (12/27/16 11:09 AM)
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filthyknees
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: WhyDidiDoThis] 1
#23956885 - 12/25/16 05:27 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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:/ don't tell him to blow his brain out.. he'll be stressing for the next few months but it's his first offense and likely has a long life ahead.
yeah he's out on bail.. court date will probably be months away.
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: JohnDoeKENTUCKY]
#23957066 - 12/25/16 06:54 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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i hate saying things like this, but, barring some miracle through either your lawyer or parents wealth/social connections, you will be doing some time. you'll likely start out in county, but depending on which charges they choose to pursue, if they focus on the firearms, you may likely end up in state.
i don't know much about louisville's legal system, but overcrowding could be an advantage for you.
lawyer up. find the absolute best lawyer you can, not the first or most cost effective. whatever you spend on the lawyer will likely be circumvented in fines/fees. DO NOT FUCK UP BETWEEN NOW AND YOUR FINAL COURT DATE. stay clean, internally and externally.
best of luck to you
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StickyIcky Fingers
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: JohnDoeKENTUCKY] 1
#23957115 - 12/25/16 07:11 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
JohnDoeKENTUCKY said:
- The gun that I had was not for my self defense or for any reason that would involve firing it off towards another human or even property. I would NEVER discharge a weapon at a car or a person. I am very against harm to other people. The only reason I had the gun was because the man I was going to give the ounce of mushrooms to, Meech, was interested in buying the weapon off of me.
not going to help at all. saying you were going to sell a firearm will not benefit you..... come on saying "no really its chill I sell durgs AND guns" is not going to fly.
listen to the lawyer
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: StickyIcky Fingers] 1
#23957203 - 12/25/16 07:59 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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First time in real trouble? The gun+drugs thing can make things escalate quickly. Unfortunately, it's obvious you were dealing and sadly the Jury instructions for drug related stuff are very broad in scope and what they have is enough evidence that they would convict. Stay clean as you can and get a good lawyer. In the meantime get something called a "discovery report" from the DA and any witness accounts. Look for inconsistencies, even small ones and mark them with a highlighter, then give to your attorney. Your goal is to make as much as the physical evidence as possible go away.
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: Eywa_devotee]
#23959781 - 12/27/16 04:35 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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drugs + guns = bad
also, lol @ "The gram bags of marijuana were for my personal use also, and the only reason they were bagged in gram bags is because I like to keep track of the amount of cannabis I smoke so I do not exceed around 2 grams per day, thus not spending an excessive amount of my money on marijuana. The scale in the car was used to weigh the gram bags I would smoke."

is this a troll or something? or you actually think that is believable?
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: sh4d0ws] 1
#23985136 - 01/05/17 08:45 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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run to the mountains. never look back. leave everything behind except your favorite strain print. live like a real shaman from then on.
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: ultramanjay]
#24011591 - 01/15/17 09:20 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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well...i'll pray for you. hopefully you come out "straight"ened out after your stint.
was it fun being cool?
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: JohnDoeKENTUCKY]
#24017676 - 01/17/17 03:03 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sorry I'm late to the party. But I want to point out that something like this:
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The only reason I had the gun was because the man I was going to give the ounce of mushrooms to, Meech, was interested in buying the weapon off of me.
Has the potential to backfire on you. Aside from the question of whether it's legal for you to privately sell a handgun in your state (or whether the presence of drugs changes that, legally) but the issue you need to be thinking about is this:
WHO IS THEIR INFORMANT????
Are you 100% certain that their informant is not this friend "Meech" that you were supposedly selling the gun to? If so, he could directly contradict your story. How do you know it's not the friend you were riding with? What did he get charged with? (It is possible to charge the passenger in a vehicle with possession as well, even if they claim they knew nothing. How well that sticks is another matter -- but I've heard of it.)
One of the things that really has your balls in a vice here, is the fact that they have an informant in the first place. That means someone has sworn to them that you are a drug dealer, and that they've bought drugs off you, and/or seen you selling drugs. They then acted on this tip... and... surprise surprise -- they found you in possession of not just drugs, but
A- an appreciable quantity of drugs
B- a wide variety of drugs
C- obviously bagged for sale
D- a scale (which, while in reality common for users, might be considered drug dealing paraphernalia.)
E- a decent amount of cash
F- a handgun.
I'm sorry, but to just about anyone with half a brain, that sounds exactly like a Drug Dealer's Starter Kit. Basically, this indicates that their intelligence (informant) was likely correct. If it wasn't for the informant, you might be able to explain away some of that (but it would be a stretch.) Or if you got flipped and they came up empty, they might think the informant was full of shit. But as it stands, this looks exactly like the informant was accurate, which is obviously not good for you, because the method by which they discovered all the drugs directly contradicts any excuse you could make, before you can even make it. Get what I mean?
You seriously need a lawyer, and I hope you've got one already. The only things you have going for you, are being a first-time offender (right?) with no record, and being a white guy with wealthy parents. It has the chance to go poorly, and you could serve a little time. But I've also heard of young white drug dealers with *no record* getting let off with a slap on the wrist. Kid I grew up with got caught with bagged cocaine and ended up doing probation. And he didn't even have the rich parents. But this was in a pretty liberal state -- not a conservative shithole.
Good luck.
Edited by CidneyIndole (01/17/17 03:14 PM)
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: CidneyIndole]
#24017685 - 01/17/17 03:10 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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You are 18 so you will definitely be charged as an adult. None of what you say will matter really. You had pot already weighed out in separate bags, and you had a gun involved.
You will not get off lightly, best of luck.
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Re: I just got arrested and don't know what to do!!!! HELP please! [Re: BrotherManBill]
#24018151 - 01/17/17 06:42 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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fuck the drugs charges, what you need to beat is that firearm charge.
because, with drugs and stuff and you throw in a gun you're a violent criminal to a jury.
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