Spent a night in jail

[mafyew]

So last night i spent some time in jail. I got caught with less than .3 grams of weed and some paraphernalia. Which is well below the maxium amount for it to be a misdemeanor (8 ounces). It was the first time ive ever been charged with anything. I am 18 and have a clean record. Is there any reason i should be worried about jail time. The maximum is 1 year, its really bothering me. What is the chance that i will actually go to jail for something like this? I live in Kentucky. Also, the cop didn't read me my Miranda rights, will that play a role in the trial?

Its weird, I didn't have any anxiety at all really when i got arrested in front of like 10 families haha, and one guy came and thanked to the cop and gave me the evil eye, i just had to laugh at that. Even sitting in jail for 18 hours i didn't really think anything off it, i just thought shit happens. Now that i am free i just have this overwhelming anxiety that keeps building up. I just keep thinking oh god i might go to jail. It might just be my ocd, but i just cant help but think its possible.


On a lighter note my parents where cool with me smoking herb. My mom said if we lived in California i would probably have a card, which is true. She also said that alcohol is worse than weed in her opinion. My dad also gave me support saying that this country has its issues, and that something like this is a bit ridiculous.

mafyew Reviewed by mafyew on 03-11-2007. Spent a night in jail So last night i spent some time in jail. I got caught with less than .3 grams of weed and some paraphernalia. Which is well below the maxium amount for it to be a misdemeanor (8 ounces). It was the first time ive ever been charged with anything. I am 18 and have a clean record. Is there any reason i should be worried about jail time. The maximum is 1 year, its really bothering me. What is the chance that i will actually go to jail for something like this? I live in Kentucky. Also, the cop Rating: 5

[slipknotpsycho]

i got caught with a small ass bowl, spent one night in jail, got my liscense suspended for 6 months (Which i didn't even have) had to pay over 1,000 in fines, and to get my liscense i have to pay a resinstatement fee, take a drug program, and pay 'high risk' insurance...

i wouldn't really worry about jail time.... be more worried about everything else you're going to get stuck with.

[Gatekeeper777]

mention that to your lawyer that the cops didnt read you your rights. I hope you didnt give him consent to search.

[The Colonel]

i dont think you need to worry about any jail time. .3 grams of weed? how the fuck did they find that? you'll probably just end up with 1/2-1 1/2 years of probation and maybe some community service. since you're 18 DONT violate probation because they'll throw your ass in jail for that. my buddy just got busted with 2 oz and is lookin at a maximum of 8 years, but i know a guy who had 5 lbs in his car, got busted, and didnt do any time.

[mafyew]

i didn't give him consent. i of course had bottle rockets in my car that i had left there since last july. He asked to search and i said no, he said that the bottle rockets were illegal and that he had the right too. He didnt have to find it cause when he made me go to my hood and wait, i just told him where it was, cause he was going to search my car regardless. It wasnt hidden at all considering i just got to my car and was about to leave when he showed up out of no where. I have to cross my fingers that my parents have a good lawyer. A friend of mine got caught with weed and just had to do 10 weeks of drug classes.

[bruckner717171]

after hearing all these stories, i feel really bad for you guys. I live in california (dont have a card) and the cops found like 2 grams on me and the cops just made me throw it away and they were really chill about it. I've heard other stories like this from kids at my school. Maybe its california, or just my city's police. But getting caught with a bowl of weed and going to jail for a night AND getting your license suspended is total bullshit. thats just not legit

[Gatekeeper777]

i still would have said no and wouldnt have told the pig shit!
You wanna know where my shit is? it is up your mom's vagina!

[keeko]

So last night i spent some time in jail. I got caught with less than .3 grams of weed and some paraphernalia. Which is well below the maxium amount for it to be a misdemeanor (8 ounces). It was the first time ive ever been charged with anything. I am 18 and have a clean record. Is there any reason i should be worried about jail time. The maximum is 1 year, its really bothering me. What is the chance that i will actually go to jail for something like this? I live in Kentucky. Also, the cop didn't read me my Miranda rights, will that play a role in the trial?

Its weird, I didn't have any anxiety at all really when i got arrested in front of like 10 families haha, and one guy came and thanked to the cop and gave me the evil eye, i just had to laugh at that. Even sitting in jail for 18 hours i didn't really think anything off it, i just thought shit happens. Now that i am free i just have this overwhelming anxiety that keeps building up. I just keep thinking oh god i might go to jail. It might just be my ocd, but i just cant help but think its possible.


On a lighter note my parents where cool with me smoking herb. My mom said if we lived in California i would probably have a card, which is true. She also said that alcohol is worse than weed in her opinion. My dad also gave me support saying that this country has its issues, and that something like this is a bit ridiculous.

sounds exactly what happened to me. got caught with less than a bowl and my pipe, spent 16 hrs in jail. I Did not get a lawyer and i had no extra jail time or community service. I paid about a 500 fine and had UNsupervised probation for 8 months. This was my first run in with the law and they said if i didnt get introuble while i was on Unsupervised probation it would be wiped from my record. I also live in Texas which has horrible MJ laws. Goodluck

[birdgirl73]

mention that to your lawyer that the cops didnt read you your rights. I hope you didnt give him consent to search.

They don't have to "Mirandize" everyone, only folks they detain or take into custody whom they're about to ask questions of relating to the commission of crimes. This is a popular misconception that everyone has to be read his Miranda rights, and everyone doesn't. In this case, you weren't questioned. You were caught with weed and paraphernalia and arrested and booked on those charges. If they caught you and thought you'd robbed someplace or committed a murder and needed to hold you and ask you questions about those suspected crimes, then they'd have had to Mirandize you. But in this case, they didn't.

Scroll down to the "Confusion regarding the Miranda warning" section at this link:
Miranda warning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[slipknotpsycho]

sounds exactly what happened to me. got caught with less than a bowl and my pipe, spent 16 hrs in jail. I Did not get a lawyer and i had no extra jail time or community service. I paid about a 500 fine and had UNsupervised probation for 8 months. This was my first run in with the law and they said if i didnt get introuble while i was on Unsupervised probation it would be wiped from my record. I also live in Texas which has horrible MJ laws. Goodluck

i live in texas which is where this took place.