*UK* My house was just raided...

[buttyrekka]

cheese dude you really need to get out of this biz..good luck bro

[CheeseBlazer]

thanks for all the advice you lot.
I have magistrates court on friday, i think this is just for police to show what evidence they have on me, then I think it gets adjourned for a crown court hearing in a few weeks.
Hopefully my bail conditions will be lifted Friday, then I can take the job and just come back for court. Hopefully it will look better once im working and getting on with life like a normal behaved citizen.

[psychocat]

So even tho I am technically supplying, the courts wouldn't look at my statement and see im not intending on being a drug dealer, earning a living by selling weed, but just a stoner who doesn't want to be ripped off and so chips in with close friends to save us all money.
Im not gonna deny supplying, but won't they take the facts into consideration before handing out a sentance?

Sorry mister CheeseBlazer but you were blatantly breaking the law and the jury is instructed that you are a CRIMINAL

Believe me man they aren't too interested in justification , some judges are pure anti cannabis .

Cocentrate on admitting as little as possible and lay it on thick that you are a reformed character .
Go cap in hand and say "I'm really really sorry your honour" ! :thumbsup:

PS
Don't forget to hang your head.

[SketchyTom]

If They Have Texts To Prove You Might Be In The Shitter

as stated earlyer onif you say about your new job n stuff and make out that your truly sorry and realise now that it was a mistake (my lawyer told me to say same thing when i had my drunken offence)

they would hopefully realise your not a criminal .. it worked with me i was looking up to a year in a young offenders place

basicly dont give them any new info because at the moment they only have a few peices to this puzzle and you need to work on that

as for your texts i spose you could jus say word got about u having a large amount (thats proberly how they found out u had grade anyways from a grass)

[geoluv]

i know of at least three people in new jersey, usa who were charged with delivery of a controlled dangerous substance; two sold weed to undercover officers and one took the rap when the cops busted up a party and found a qp on a coffee table when he was a juvenile.

in new jersey the sale of 50 grams or less is a minor charge, punishable by no more than 6 months in jail.

in all instances the individuals were put on probation and were given fines around 1 to 2 grand i bet. no jail.

i also know of a dude who got pulled over and searched for a reason unknown to me, and the cop found 30 grams bagged up and he tossed out 29 of them and gave him simple possesion.

i have smoked weed all my life, have known countless dealers, and i havent heard of ONE instance of anyone ever "doing time" for weed regaurdless of the charge; selling, smoking, possesing, whatever. most just get a fine or the cops just toss the weed or the cops just dont even give a fuck and let you keep your weed (where i live in nyc :hippy. but i live in the north east, we are very lax on the weed unless its an uptight bedroom comunity. mass just decrimmed!

my guess is that theyll do the same to you, unless you have been doing this for a while and you obviously do it for a living, then they might go slightly harder. youll get a few grand in fines and probation, whatever the english version of those things are. england is mad lax, just say you dont like selling drugs but moneys tight, thats the argument that has gotten countless dealers light sentences. i can tell the judges in nj and nyc go SUPER easy on the dealers with familys and children.

[buttyrekka]

how did you get on cheese?good luck anyhow

[CheeseBlazer]

Got to court and the damn thing was adjourned for another 2 weeks! Was there for 5 minutes. They didn't lift my bail conditions though, so I can't take that job, which is a bit of a shitter really.

[CheeseBlazer]

Just an update on what happened to me.
I went to Crown court and pleaded guilty in December to possession of a class C drug with intent to supply, and also of cultivating (growing) a class C drug.

I went back to Crown court in January for sentancing.
The judge told me I was a discrace, he told me if I would of pleaded not guilty with the evidence they had on me he would of instantly sent me to prison for 18 months, however he was willing to knock a third off for the honesty.

At this point I was shitting it as this still meant 12 months, although i'd do 6 for good behaviour.
The judge then asked my barrister to do some persuading as to why I shouldn't go to prison.
He managed to persuade the judge prison wasnt the right way to rehabilitate me, and that punishment would be better served in the community.

I got away with 180 hours community service, a 12 month supervision order and a 2 year suspended sentence.

I got raided on September 9th 2008, and was caught with 46 grams of some bullshit green in 4 separate bags sitting next to scales.
I had 4 plants growing under a light in my cupboard.
I got caught with 109 drug related text messages on my phone, I also had an air pistol.

I ended up going to court at least 7 times from September to January.
My house was raided twice over the months, the second time they had no reason and didn't find anything, however the raid was filmed and can be seen on the local newspapers website.
Last week the whole story was in my local paper with the headline "DISCRACE OF DRUGS SUPPLIER", the story mentions my full name, age and address.

Was it worth it? Fuck no! Verdict: Move to Amsterdam!

I was apparently lucky not to go to prison, however a 2 year suspended sentence means I cannot do anything risky for a while.
Cannabis has also recently moved to a class B drug here in England, so I was lucky I just missed it, anyone in a similar situation should watch out because possession, and especially intent to supply will now carry higher sentences and you might not be as lucky.

Thanks to everyone with the help and advice, much appreciated.

[psychocat]

Glad to hear they decided to take it easy on you, they are forced to give credit for a guilty plea because it supposedly fast-tracks it through the courts, that means that they save the time and effort needed to actually find you guilty and they show this with a reduction in sentence.
It's important to remember that to a lot of judges appearances are everything, if you turn up looking like a dealer they will take an instant dislike to you , but if you make a little effort and turn up "well presented" in a suit and tie and make the right noises you will make life a whole lot easier for yourself.

I find the situation in the UK insane, they lock up people for some real petty shit and then a few days later they're letting off some toerag mugger or burglar with a slap on the wrist and a paltry fine. :wtf:

[CheeseBlazer]

Yea I think presentation went a lot in my favour. I wore a shirt and tie and I also look quite young for my age so I appeared as a youth to the judge.
I had quite a few family members there and many of them were crying so that probably worked in my favour too.

I was due in court late afternoon, and the judge had dealt with 2 murder cases prior to mine. I reckon the judge felt that certain people deserved to go to prison that day while some people deserve another chance, I was one of the lucky ones.

I have to say I had geared myself up for prison. I wasn't looking forward to it but accepted it was likely to happen. I was nervous but thought fuck it i'll hit the gym.
Then came sentencing day.
I was in the waiting area, nervous but still had accepted the possibility, and was thinking fuck it lets just get it over with. My barrister explained he expects i'll get 12 months, but 6 months on good behaviour, in a category C prison.

Then my name was called and in I went after kisses an hugs with the family and girlfriend.
In we go, still not too nervous, more of a 'fuckin come on lets do this' feeling.

Court starts, all the details get read out, the arguments between defence and prosecution gets going. Everything just seems a blur. Now i'm here, an I realise whats happening im getting worried.

By the time i'm asked to stand and the judge starts to call out my name and sentence me there is shit in my pants.
My legs are jelly, the female gaurd next to me whispers 'dont worry mate', im petrified now, is this me, moments from being locked up for months?

I was lucky, but I tell you, at 23 years old that is the scariest moment ive ever had in my life.
Dont get me wrong im no pussy, but prison isnt in my character, and I realised that the moment I walked into that courtroom.