So I got busted...Advice needed!

Ok, I was sitting in front of my friends house with me and 3 other niggas waiting on him to come home. We was all hitting the blunt until we saw a cop stop at an intersection down the street from us, and it just stopped. To make a long story short, I got busted with possession of marij. ( 1/2 blunt) and paraphernalia (2 white owl cases, and a scale). They told me I have to appear in court the 30th of the next month. So I'm asking y'all, do I need a lawyer? And what are the penalties? I was very cooperative, and honest. I have a clean record and a job (if that helps). Someone school a nigga on this fa'real. Thanks.

Depends on what state you live in.

North Carolina, Guilford County. I got stopped in the hood, so they was checking my trunk for ki's and shit. So they should take it easy on me since all they found was a blunt in a case and a scale, right?

Scale could give you some trouble... I'm no lawyer, so I can't help you much more than that. Without the scale, I'd say it'd just be a slap on the wrist - a fine and whatnot.

Fuck...I thought about that cause the cop asked me if I was selling or not....Damn, where are all my lawyers at? I'm tryna find out if this is gonna be something that's gonna prevent me from going to college, and whether or not my mom finds out. Those are my biggest worries right now.

yeah your parents will find out... your a minor, that means that HAVE to be involved

^^^Are you serious? Man, this shit is gonna suck. I mean do they have to go with me to court? How are they gonna find out? I get the mail everyday anyway, so if they send something in the mail, I'll get it before anyone else does. And I've already been accepted to a college, so you don't think they're gonna check my criminal record again? And if they do, will the misdemeanor's show? Thanks for the help.

The courts have been ruling that 16 is the age that legal records can go with you for the rest of your life. Even if you get out of this through a dismiss or not guilty verdict or a diversion program the arrest will by on your record. I would not worry, courts tend to be easy with first timers on non violent beefs.

i'm guessing you'll only get probation.

Ok, motorcycletony, answer me this....why have I gotten mail from attorneys saying that they can get the chargess dismissed and expunged from my criminal record? I don't know where you talking about, but I'm in North Carolina, so it might be different here.