yep pretty much your only option is to get a lawyer and try to get community service or someother lesser charge
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yep pretty much your only option is to get a lawyer and try to get community service or someother lesser charge
I was actually arrested for possession of marijuana under 2 oz less than 3 weeks ago (I live in Texas). My 3 friends and I were in my friend's car, and since none of us admitted the weed was ours- they charged all of us with it.
Did you in any way incriminate yourself? This is very important (my 3 friends all admitted to having smoked some of the weed- while I plead the fifth- and now they have no choice but to go on probation for 12 months, take 6 random drug tests, and pay for drug awareness classes). If you have in no way incriminated yourself with the weed- it was just closer to you than to everyone else- then you have the possibility of getting the case dismissed, although you need to plan on paying $1000-$2000 for a lawyer.
I'd advise you to start looking for a lawyer in the city/district/county you were arrested, since they'll know all the DAs and judges. Getting a lawyer is a must- you don't want this to end up on your record. I ended up paying $1350 for mine.
In the meantime, I know this sucks, but you should probably get clean. It'll be very important for you to pass a drug test soon if your lawyer is unable to get the DA to dismiss the case right off the bat, and then you'll need to decide whether you want to spend the money to go to court or spend your money to go down the path of deferred adjudication- the 12 months of probation, classes, etc. (The addition fee for going to court is going to be steeper, but if your lawyer wins, there's no drug tests, probabtion, classes, etc.)
Hope everything works out for you, man.
Well I honestly think and hope that this case is going to get thrown out. Alot of people have gone through shit like this I know and there cases just got thrown out mainly because it was just bullshit and it was there first like mine. Besides we have the lease papers to that apartment, we didnt let the cops in the opened the doors themselves without a warrant and seen us. They thought we were treespassing, but we werent...
Go check out google
and search for Brothers for mercy
and use our bill of particulars.
Rev. Roland A. Duby
Bill of Particulars and Special appearance
I would ignore any advice from Rev. Duby if I were you. He may be well intentioned, but his advice will do nothing but waste your time.
He's basically saying that the state courts have no right to prosecute religious use of cannabis, and he is giving you some fancy documents to provide to the prosecutor to make him clarify that right to you before you plea.
The courts have consistently held State's do have the right to prosecute cannabis use, even religious use. Federal charges would be different (there is federal law protecting proven religious drug use)... but don't waste your time with this stuff on state charges... *especially* without a lawyer who can help you build a quality "religious basis" case with knowledge of the legal precedents specific to your state.
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Originally Posted by bigfatpothead