What do you think will happen to me?

[RIH]

Last night, me and two of my friends were driving around smoking a blunt at about 3 AM. Well, we were driving on the dirt roads, and we passed a cop, and he started following us. I started eating the blunt because we were in my friends car, and he's been in trouble for numerous things.

So sure enough, he pulls us over. He pulls my friend (the driver) out first and then me. He tells me that my friend had dope on him and asked me where mine was. I told him I didn't have any. (My friend didn't have dope though, he had a couple flakes on his shirt, and that's what the cop found on me too.)

So he cuffed and searched me, and I had nothing except those flakes.

So, long story short, me and my friend got taken down to the station and I got put in a holding cell, then I got my picture taken and fingerprinted, and then they eventually let me go.

They didn't give me a ticket or nothing, and my friends who've been in trouble before (This was my first time being arrested.) My friends who been in trouble before are saying they don't think I'm going to be in trouble for anything and they let me go.

Does anyone know what will happen? If I have to go to court, I'm definitely gonna fight this because I know they won't keep a couple little flakes as evidence.

So anyway, anyone been in a similar situation? What do you think will happen?

RIH Reviewed by RIH on 08-28-2006. What do you think will happen to me? Last night, me and two of my friends were driving around smoking a blunt at about 3 AM. Well, we were driving on the dirt roads, and we passed a cop, and he started following us. I started eating the blunt because we were in my friends car, and he's been in trouble for numerous things. So sure enough, he pulls us over. He pulls my friend (the driver) out first and then me. He tells me that my friend had dope on him and asked me where mine was. I told him I didn't have any. (My friend didn't Rating: 5

[JerryGarcia]

I think you got off scott-free, congrats, dude.

[Nochowderforyou]

Your penis is going to fall off.

Ha ha! Just kidding.

He didn't give you a ticket or fine, so there is no write up for you to come in and appear in court. You usually go to court when they issue you a ticket, and it says on the ticket when, and what time, but seeing as that you didn't get one, no court date.

Sounds like you got off lucky. He probably processed you guys just to get you shaking a bit, hoping that that arrest would smarten you up.

But no ticket, no fine means no court date, and it's more than likely not going to go on your permanent record or anything that would get you in trouble in the future.

[LvT]

They gonna eat them

[DoctorCubensis]

You can get charged for a single flake of marijuana, but chances are you won't. Besides, they're legally obligated to tell you what you're being charged with when you're being arrested. Lastly, your friend having dope is not probable cause to search you. Did you give him consent to search? Even if they say things like "Make this easy on yourself and let me search", it's total bull. Never co-operate unless you have no other choice. "If you have nothing to hide, you don't mind if I look, right" Implies that you will be considered guilty if you don't let them search. Also bull.

Either way, from your story, it DEFINATELY sounds like you got off. Hell if you had a lawyer you could probably sue for false imprisonment.

If you do go to court, you'll end up paying like a 40$ fine or do 10 hours community service. You won't do any time, that's for damned sure, especially if this is your first drug related offense, which given your confusion, I assume it it.

For the record, I've been arrested for drugs twice and have done insane amounts of research of the legal system/

[RIH]

Yeah, that was my first time being arrested for anything.

They did fingerprint me and the cop said something was "all part of the booking process." So I don't know if I should expect anything.

I hope you guys are right though, and that nothing will happen.

I heard that I could still get a ticket in the mail telling me about a court date?

[DoctorCubensis]

It's possible, either way, nothing to worry about. Did you give consent or not? If not, fight that shit. Tell your lawyer/defender you want to file a motion to supress all evidence. It's worked for me before. If you DID give consent, and they charge you, just take the charge man, it's just a crappy misdemeanor charge that you're going to get slapped on the wrist for.

The reason they told you you might be getting a subpoena in the mail is because they have to turn the case over to the DA and see if they want to prosecute. Chances are, they won't, but that's not guaranteed.

Either way may, just chalk it up to a learning experience and be smarter next time.

Did the pig tell you why he stopped you in the first place? and do you remember if you actually gave consent? Feel free to contact me on AIM I know a lot about this shiet.

[RIH]

Well, I didn't give consent, but my friend who was driving had a felony warrant out for his arrest because of his second offense possession. So I guess they had reasonable doubt.

They didn't personally tell me I could get something in the mail, but my friends and stuff have told me I might get something.

[dankman]

yah ur dicks gonna fall off then theyll eat ur friends then theyll get a tyrannosaurus rex and make u fight him and all ull have is a spork the ull just be screwed

[IamTheWalrus]

youd be surprised what a spork could do....for gods sakes its a FORK and a SPOON think of the possibilities! lol jk but yah Im gunna say your gunna be ok unless they come after u with a spork ofcoarse.....