i was recently arrested for marajuana poss. and paraphnela. i was wondering if i woud need a lawyer? also, if anyone knows what the penelities would be please let me know.
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i was recently arrested for marajuana poss. and paraphnela. i was wondering if i woud need a lawyer? also, if anyone knows what the penelities would be please let me know.
I suggest getting a laywer, DO NOT REPERESENT yourself you will end up getting your ass chewed. How much did you get busted with. Depending on the laywer/judge you get you might just do some community service/fines to anywhere to a few months in jail. Also would help if you have a clean pass
thanks for the post xtc, i only had a few grams and a small pipe. when i checked the local laws on the norml web site it said, first offence min. $250 fine max. 1year jail time., however i had a small amount and was very coopertive with the police. any other comments would be helpfull.
I am not from tennessee but think about this. Tell them you use the marijuana for a medical reason. If you can't stay off smoke either tell them, they possibly could send to rehab for a while. They will probably make you piss every month. If you cant keep from getting busted a year clean might help. Lawyers will drag your case on and on for more money but would be a smart idea. The idea of locking someone who is addicted to drugs is barbaric.
well...i went to court today. they told me to get a lawer, and then set another court date. i called a lawer to get some info and he told me he might be able to get it droped because i did not recive a ticket when i was pulled over. if not, he said i will probably get probation and a $500 fine($350 for the pot and $150 for the pipe). he also said to quit smoking for a while.
There 24 countys that don't hit you hard so look your county up man most of them are west side of Tn. the
judges have been kick them out.. good luck
they say (judges) it just cost to much to do marijana cases.
i was busted in a VERY STRICT county. a suberb of a large city, and from what i've heard the suberbs are usually more strict then the city. this county is known for a**hole cops and very conserative beliefs. my friend just moved there and i was going to see his new house. otherwise i never go into that part of town. thanks for the comment though.
Could you tell exactly what happend? Was the weed in ur pockets? Howcome you got pulled over? Did they have a reason to search you? What sucks is that with probation for weed you got a 9/10 chance of random piss tests. And my friends random UA's fucking blow! I was on them for 2 years. :(
i was pulled over for disregarding a stop sign, which is bull s**t. the officer could smell alcohol on me and tried to interogate me, however i was of age and told him i only had a few beers, but it had been severial hours since my last drink. i agreed to a field sobrity test. when i steped out of the car the officer searched me and found a pipe and about a gram or two of pot. i was then arrested and brought to the station. once there i passed the sobrity test with flying colors, although that did not count for much to the officer who still claimed i was borderline drunk. i was only charged with poss. of pot and par. i was not even given a traffic ticket!
I'd take that shit to court. He didn't have any reason to search you.
Tennessee
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4565
Details About this report
Incarceration
Fine
Possession
1/2 oz or less misdemeanor 1 year $2,500
First convictions for any misdemeanor has a mandatory minimum fine of $250. Second convictions $500, and subsequent convictions, $1,000.
Cultivation
10 - 19 plants felony 2 - 12 years $50,000
20 - 99 plants felony 3 - 15 years $100,000
100 - 499 plants felony 8 - 30 years $200,000
500 plants or more felony 15 - 60 years $500,000
First convictions of any felony has a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000. Second convictions $3,000, and subsequent convictions $5,000.
Sale
1/2 oz to 10 lbs felony 1 â?? 6 years $5,000
10 to 70 lbs felony 2 â?? 12 years $5,000
70 to 300 lbs felony 8 - 30 years $200,000
300 lbs or more felony 15 - 60 years $500,000
To a minor within 1,000 feet of a school felony increased penalty increased penalty
First convictions of any felony has a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000. Second convictions $3,000, and subsequent convictions $5,000.
Miscellaneous (paraphernalia, license suspensions, drug tax stamps, etc...)
Paraphernalia possession misdemeanor 1 year $2,500
Paraphernalia sale felony 1 - 6 years $3,000
Details
Possession, delivery or sale of one-half ounce or less is punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,500.
For delivery or sale of amounts over one-half ounce the penalty increases to 1 - 6 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. Delivery or sale of 10 pounds or more is punishable by 2 - 12 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. For amounts of 70 pounds or more, the penalty increases to 8 - 30 years in prison and a fine up to $200,000. Delivery or sale of 300 pounds or more carries a penalty of 15 - 60 years in prison and a fine up to $500,000.
Any sale to a minor or any sale within 1,000 feet of a school increases the penalty classification one level.
Cultivation of 10 - 19 plants is punishable by 2 - 12 years in prison and a fine up to $50,000. For cultivation of 20 - 99 plants, the penalty increases to 3 - 15 years in prison and a fine up to $100,000. For 100 - 499 plants the penalty increases to 8 - 30 years in prison and a fine up to $200,000. Cultivation of 500 or more plants is punishable by 15 - 60 years in prison and a fine up to $500,000.
For all first convictions for misdemeanor drug offenses there is a mandatory minimum fine of $250. For second convictions the mandatory minimum increases to $500 and for subsequent convictions, it increases to $1,000. For all fist convictions of felony drug offenses there is a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000, increasing to $3,000 for second convictions and to $5,000 for any subsequent convictions.
The use or possession of paraphernalia is punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,500. Sale of paraphernalia carries a penalty of 1 - 6 years in prison and a fine up to $3,000.
thank you nowhereman, but i have already read the normal page. frankly, i was pretty shaken up after i read it. i did not want any jail time. my lawer said i would, at most, pay $500 in fines(350 for pot 150 for pipe) and 6 months probation. my lawer also said, since it was my first offence i may be able to just take some court appointed drug classes with a few screens. once i compete the classes my charge will be cleaned off my record. he also said i may get the whole case droped because i was not given a traffic ticket when i was pulled over. btw i was also never read my rights, however i am not shure that matters.
im in west virginiaQuote:
Originally Posted by dylan
first offenders get a mandatory offer of ,pleading guilty to simple possesion and have 6 months unsupervised probation,instead of charged and fined.
meaning dont get busted for 6 months and your clear,
if you do break any law and get charged during the 6 mts.you then go for that charge too.origanal possession,
anyway,thats here
i wished you luck
hit the courthouse up for a dam laws they have on it,
offence,and punishment info is there for all.
lawyers are for the most part all sneaky lil fuckers
court appionted ones are clowns those like us would have no chioce but to use and most times lose
hey nowhereman, does "unsupervised" mean "no drug tests or prbation officer"?
i shure hope my lawer will be respectable; i have a meeting with him soon, and will see if i think he will be worth it...after all he wants to charge me $500 himself and i don't just hand out $500 bucks without a good reason!
btw, thanks for the luck and the advice!
Dude, good luck. I was caught last February with only about 9 grams, but I was an idiot, and it had it separated in bags. So I'm being charged with a felony right now.. can you believe it? Less than 9 grams, and I'm being charged with a felony. It's ridiculous. My lawyer is *trying* to get it down to a misdemeanor so I wouldn't have to do any jail time. He said the worst thing that could happen is 60-90 days in jail... I ain't really lookin' forward to that. I gotta go to court today, actually. wish me luck.
good juck westcoast, i went to talk to my lawer today and he said....i should try to get a "diversion", which basicly means i will have to take drug classes and be on probation for one year. otherwise, i will have to pay fines, still have a year probation, and will be drug tested either way. i'm so bummed to have to quit smoking for a whole year!! i haven't quit for more than a few days, and i've been smoking for almost ten years!!
Hey yo.. I just got back from court right now. Man, oh man, do I feel relieved. Basically, my lawyer told me we're going to do a "best interest" plea. So my case has been dropped down to a misdemeanor. I pleaded no contest to having more than 28 grams (even though I didn't, which the records show). Now I have to do 40 hours community service, and I got 2 years probation, but I don't think I gotta do drug tests.. ahh.. but I'll take it over jail time, that's fo sho.
Time to sit back.. and smoke up! lol
Good luck to you, man..
congrats to you west coast!!! i hope i have as good of luck as you, but i was arrested in a very strict area. :(
hery u guys atre having some bad luck over there.reading nowheremans post really shocked me.
im in england & now cannabis is graded as class c drug.the cops dont bother bustin your ass for small growers.its the bigger fish they want.but anyway,good luck with the courts
yes it means they dont even wanna see youQuote:
Originally Posted by dylan
they dont ask you to anything but stay out of trouble for that time
matter of fact it mean they "better not" see you (in court agian that is)
it just a way for first offenders to not take up jail space they dont really have
and most are to poor to pay a fine so,
its like,
strike one,slap on wrist,
first offenders only can get this and they must offer it to you here.
but its a ticket at most here,a fine. if you dont take the unsupervised probation deal,its a fine only but its in paper ect,
and that would be only under 15 grams.
like i say anything over its a new ball game here
peace
omfg.. i thought i was gonna go back to jail tonight.. my stupid self decides to bring along my scale with me, and my friend had bomb on him and he was driving. Well, on the way to our homegirl's house, a cop sees that his headlight is off and pulls us over. He found out I was on probation, and he fuckin' searched us.. found my scale, found the bomb. I thought for sure that I was gonna go back.. after the cop searched the car, he gave my friend a fix-it ticket for the light, and for possession of marijuana. He let me go and told me to get rid of my scale.
It was awful and embarassing.. that's the last time I bring my shit out of the house.. I could only imagine if the cop hadn't been so lenient.
i dedicate this post to your stolen bomb. i hope the pigs enjoy it :( and now a moment of silence. because it was some bomb!Quote:
Originally Posted by west coast style
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thank you.
IGNORE THIS MESSAGE
Oh my god, in what kind of a police state do you live? when I see the show "Cops" I always thought, damn, that stupid cop is just going for his 15 min of fame, but holy shit man!
Recently I was caught with I don't know, about 5 grams or something like that and speeding doing a 100km/h in a 70 zone, I was driving on the road around the royal palace (yeah, the house of our king) and some coppers where on the lookout (without a radar) So I pass them and they just flash their headlights, I didn't see they where cops so I just kept on driving, then I saw their blue sirenlight in my rearmirror. I pulled over, the guy is giving me crap about the speeding and stuff about how dangerous it is (you have the know, it's a 3 lane street it was one o'clock nighttime so no cars). Then he smells weed (I just finished a joint) and asks me if I'm carrying any on me, I reply positive and he gives me the option: I just give it to him without anyproblem and theirs no problem, or keep it on me and pay a fine of 100 â?¬, I just handed it over cuz it was worth about 15 â?¬. Now don't get me wrong, the copper didn't keep it for himself, here in Belgium they give you a choice the hard or the easy way. and then they let me go, luckily I had 2 joints ready for the drive home to the rest of my stash, never heard anything about it, but in the police computer I'm "tagged" doesn't mean I'm wanted or something like that, just a lite note to other police officer when they stop me, but most coppers here don't mind it, that's not the sort of crime their after....
I love Belgium and my thoughts are with all people in jail or facing jail for a plant.
Salut!
Get a layer and dress nice. Take the charges seriously to show the judge and court respect any attempt to win the courts favor is worth it. Remember it dosent matter if you dress like a stiff with a suite and tie on because if you get thrown in jail they are gonna' take your cloths off anyway when they delouse you and give you your prison fatigues. Try to look like an executive so you look like the layers and appear to be a intelligent good citizen.
thats hilararious delta9