Was charged with possession.... Have some questions

[IncredibleOne]

So last night I was pulled over for having a tail-light out. I had been smoking in the car with a friend about 30 minutes before being pulled over and when the officer was talking to me during the first few moments of being pulled over he stated that he smelled marijuana. He told me that under the Washington State Plain Smell Law he had the right search me and the vehicle. I presumed this to be true so I cooperated with the search. He asked me if he was going to find any marijuana or paraphenelia in the car and I answered truthfully, telling him that I had a few pipes and a little bit of weed in a small cardboard box in my glove compartment. So he detained me, read me my rights, asked me some questions and wrote me a ticket for posession of marijuana and possession of paraphenelia. My court date is in about a week.

Now for some more info... I am 18 years old, I turned 18 about a month ago. I have no previous criminal records or history. I am employed part-time at a local retail store. I am a student at my local high school.

Based on all this information and what happened, can anyone with some knowledge on these workings give me some insight on what I should expect to come? I plan on going to court and pleading guilty and telling the judge that I am willing to do community service/rehab or whatever else. Just wondering if anyone out there has experience with something like this...

IncredibleOne Reviewed by IncredibleOne on 01-24-2007. Was charged with possession.... Have some questions So last night I was pulled over for having a tail-light out. I had been smoking in the car with a friend about 30 minutes before being pulled over and when the officer was talking to me during the first few moments of being pulled over he stated that he smelled marijuana. He told me that under the Washington State Plain Smell Law he had the right search me and the vehicle. I presumed this to be true so I cooperated with the search. He asked me if he was going to find any marijuana or Rating: 5

[MastaChronic]

get a lawyer

[40oz]

Yea a lawyr is all you need. Theres no way out since you gave the cop permission. You shouldnt get much more than a fine and probation

[Web Smoker]

Washington - NORML if your from Washington your looking at fines nothing else im surprised u dident have to spend the night in jail

[IncredibleOne]

Thanks for everyone's input so far. Yah, I'm hearing the word "fine" a lot so I know that I'l probably be shelling out some money for all this in the future... Does anyone also happen to know what could happen as far as my record? I know I'm considered an adult but after so many years is there a way to seal away a misdemeanor charge like this so that it won't show up when employers do BG checks?

[keeko]

in texas i was pulled over, got a possesion of marijuana charge, didnt get a lawyer, all i got was a $400 fine and unsupervised probation for 8 months.....unsupervised probation=cant get introuble for dugs/alcohol but dont have to meet with an officer or anything

[IncredibleOne]

Do you know if you are stuck with the charge on your record forever? Or is there some kind of legal action you can take to have it sealed after some point?

[40oz]

you only have to worry about it if its a felony

[keeko]

Do you know if you are stuck with the charge on your record forever? Or is there some kind of legal action you can take to have it sealed after some point?

right sorry forgot to add that part.....when i went the judge and prosecutor told me it would erase from my record after the probabtion. This was also my first offence so that helped a lot

[Amun]

what a damn shame.


fresh 18. have a job. in HS.


yeah, but dont worry....theyre 'helping' you!!!