My stepdaughter and two friends were stopped by Athens County Ohio Sheriff. She was the driver and owner of the car. One passenger had pot and a pipe on his person. She had only a pipe. They both were charged with posession of drug paraphinalia AND marijuana, but she did not have the marijuana on her person, he did. How can this be?
2006-09-30 08:32:39 · 5 answers · asked by Jim C 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If there was resin in the pipe, you can still be charged with possession of cannabis.
2006-09-30 08:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by bigwilly1997 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Often times (in my experience), cops will charge a person with as much as they can and let the court sort it out later. As to whether or not the charges against your daughter will stand in a court of law, it is hard to tell with out being familiar with the criminal law and case law of your state. The thing is, a cop can charge people with almost anything on limited evidence. Those charges may not go beyond the court room, though.
-Saffyre
2006-09-30 15:38:11 · answer #2 · answered by the_vampiress_saffyre 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately it was in her car and the pipe was in her posession which clearly showed that she was engaging in pot smoking with this person. She's guilty by law.
2006-09-30 22:51:06 · answer #3 · answered by Lipstick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think a better question to ask is Why does my daughter have drug paraphernalia? and What kind of people is my daughter hanging around? and instead of wondering what your next step in helping her with her legal problems you should be asking What kind of counseling should i get her into so this doe not happen again?
2006-09-30 15:45:13 · answer #4 · answered by lidakamo 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
she is a pot head. this was your stepdaughter. at the jail was your stepdaughter on drugs. GET A CLUE
2006-10-02 00:49:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋