Busted

[xProfessionalx]

It started Friday night, i had drove my car onto a residential street and parked it, we sat outside the car on the curb hanging out, a cop pulls up and shines a light my car and sees a bottle on the seat, takes my keys and goes through to car and finds a case of beer, 1 bottle of Grey Goose Vodka. He also found a bag of weed inside a buddy of mine's school bag along with his credit card confirming the bag belonged to him ( He is 17, i am 18) He told them the weed was his, we are both detained in cuffs along with my girlfriend who is under 18 who was detained for saying "I don't care" and received a disorderly conduct for such.

All in all i was held overnight in a cell even though none of the items belonged to me, and i was charged with having the alcohol and weed inside my vehicle.
the weed however was not possession, the officer marked the "disorderly conduct" box. (The owner of the weed, my "friend" got a simple disorderly conduct as well, even though they knew as well as he admitted it was his)
The officer told me i have to plead guilty or else they will charge me with corruption of minors and all this other BS.

Anyways i have to go to court within 10 days and the judge will decide on my fines and what not, i was curious as to what people think they might be..

Attached is two pictures of each violation.

xProfessionalx Reviewed by xProfessionalx on 10-06-2008. Busted It started Friday night, i had drove my car onto a residential street and parked it, we sat outside the car on the curb hanging out, a cop pulls up and shines a light my car and sees a bottle on the seat, takes my keys and goes through to car and finds a case of beer, 1 bottle of Grey Goose Vodka. He also found a bag of weed inside a buddy of mine's school bag along with his credit card confirming the bag belonged to him ( He is 17, i am 18) He told them the weed was his, we are both detained Rating: 5

[BeefsMyFav]

if that storys exactly how it happend a lawyer should get all that tossed

[xProfessionalx]

if that storys exactly how it happend a lawyer should get all that tossed

The officer told me i have to plead guilty or else they will charge me with corruption of minors and all this other BS.

[killerweed420]

Cops always say that. Its there way of persecution. He doesn't have the authority to change the charge. Thats up to the prosecuting attorney. Have an attorney appointed too you. They are usually not worth a shit but they can help give you advice.

[stinkyattic]

The officers are not there to give legal advice, and they should NOT be telling you that.
Get your attorney, and even if the case is not dismissed outright on the basis of a questionable search, very often there is the option to sign papers admitting that there is ample evidence to convict, but the DA agrees that the case is not worth pursuing through a trial and that you will simply go on probation for a given period until it is clear that you are not a threat and the case is dismissed at the end of that time. In my state it is called 'continued without finding' and then it will say 'for a period of ___ months' and that is your probationary period where you have to keep your nose clean and prove you are not worth sending to jail or whatever. IF you DO fuck up in that time, then you have to serve the original punishment. So stay out of trouble, and what the fuck are you doing at 18 driving around with booze in your car? Bad news right there. Not safe for you or the passengers, and a bad habit to get into at your age especially.

[xProfessionalx]

Thanks a lot for all the advice, however i don't think its that "type of deal"
Its really just i have to go in and the judge is going to ask me "do you plead guilty or not guilty" and that's it, theirs no attorneys or anything.
I guess if i plead not guilty than maybe a case goes from there....

Worst part is i was detained by (Lets call it) *TOWNHERE* Township police, while i actually work for the *TOWNHERE* Township!

[BeefsMyFav]

The officer told me i have to plead guilty or else they will charge me with corruption of minors and all this other BS.

Cops can tell you what ever the fvck they want lol...they can lie to u to get a confession but once u lie to them its a damn felony...

The officers are not there to give legal advice, and they should NOT be telling you that.
Get your attorney, and even if the case is not dismissed outright on the basis of a questionable search, very often there is the option to sign papers admitting that there is ample evidence to convict, but the DA agrees that the case is not worth pursuing through a trial and that you will simply go on probation for a given period until it is clear that you are not a threat and the case is dismissed at the end of that time. In my state it is called 'continued without finding' and then it will say 'for a period of ___ months' and that is your probationary period where you have to keep your nose clean and prove you are not worth sending to jail or whatever. IF you DO fuck up in that time, then you have to serve the original punishment. So stay out of trouble, and what the fuck are you doing at 18 driving around with booze in your car? Bad news right there. Not safe for you or the passengers, and a bad habit to get into at your age especially.

Exactly my thoughts...Also, i would not go with a public defendant, they arent worth shit, they are paid by the same ppl trying to prosecute you

[stinkyattic]

At your FIRST court appearance they enter your plea, which is of course NOT GUILTY, and then you have more time to discuss with your attorney how you want to proceed, and let him or her try to meet with the DA and get the DA to agree the case is of minor consequence and should be dealt with lightly. Then you have a pre-trial hearing, which does NOT mean you are going to trial, it's just another step before a trial is needed, and at that you will go before the judge and that is when you would be offered a lighter penalty or CWOF.

[Mississippi Steve]

It started Friday night, i had drove my car onto a residential street and parked it, we sat outside the car on the curb hanging out, a cop pulls up and shines a light my car and sees a bottle on the seat, takes my keys and goes through to car and finds a case of beer, 1 bottle of Grey Goose Vodka. He also found a bag of weed inside a buddy of mine's school bag along with his credit card confirming the bag belonged to him ( He is 17, i am 18) He told them the weed was his, we are both detained in cuffs along with my girlfriend who is under 18 who was detained for saying "I don't care" and received a disorderly conduct for such.

First off, why were you just hanging out in a resi neighborhood, especially if you don't *LIVE* there??? The folks who live there are prolly the ones that called the cops on you. then add to it having alcohol in plain sight when your underage, as well as the other kids, and then having weed in the car too??
An why did you give your keys to the cop??

Is it me??? or was the whole episode just wrong from the beginning??

Your best bet is to get a lawyer and don't say anyting else to the cops, and with all that you have posted, you have probably already given them a written confession and *SIGNED* it.

I'll bet your parents weren't real impressed either.

[xProfessionalx]

They took the keys out of my pocket as soon as they saw the alcohol in the car.

Anyways i really don't feel its with lawyer fee's because its only going to be a misdemeanor and i will have to pay two fines.
I was mostly curious making this topic as to what those fines might be.
I do appreciate everyone's advice though, thank you.