My 16-year-old brother was arrested the other day in our town in New York for criminal possession of marijuana in the 5th degree (class B misdemeanor). The cop caught him smoking in a public place and found about a gram and a pipe in his pocket. This happened the day before a court date for an unrelated incident in which he was facing a charge of criminal trespass in the 3rd degree (class B misdemeanor). The first charge arose from a party he attended at a house under construction in which there was thousands of dollars worth of vandalism. The police caught one person who was there and he ratted everyone else out. He admitted to attending the party, but claimed he left before the vandalism, and the statements of everyone else there back up that claim. He has an attorney and is fighting the trespass charge. His attorney is also having him plead not guilty to the possession charge in hopes of pleading it down. Unfortunately, despite the fact that the two charges are in different courts, they are both prosecuted by the same district attorney's office so the judge in both cases will find out about the other incident. My question is what do you think the possible outcomes are if he is convicted of both charges, or gets off on the trespass charge but not the possession? How will the possession charge affect the first case? What are the chances of pleading the marijuana charge down to say unlawful possession of marijuana (civil infraction)? What about license suspensions, probation, community service, fines, etc? What happens if he is busted for pot again if he is put under probation? His attorney is attempting to get youthful offender status in both cases so his records will be sealed. What are the chances of this? Thaks in advance for your responses.
420john87 Reviewed by 420john87 on . Busted with unrelated charge pending My 16-year-old brother was arrested the other day in our town in New York for criminal possession of marijuana in the 5th degree (class B misdemeanor). The cop caught him smoking in a public place and found about a gram and a pipe in his pocket. This happened the day before a court date for an unrelated incident in which he was facing a charge of criminal trespass in the 3rd degree (class B misdemeanor). The first charge arose from a party he attended at a house under construction in which Rating: 5