I was put on probation for possession and distrubiton of a prescription narcotice. A year later I was walking in the hall at school and my old friend shook my hand and was like what up dude? and he put something in my hand. It was a pill! A teacher had seen him give it to me and i didnt even know what was going on. I got suspended for 10 days even know i had no idea what was going on. About a month later i moved to a different city cuz my mom and stepdad gotta divorce and then 2 months after being in our new house my probation officer had called my house and talked to my mom and said i had a court date for possession. So basically im being charged for something i didnt even do. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. And theres gonna be a proscuting attorney and im gonna either have to plead guilty or not guilty of the possesion. What should i do? I mean it wasnt really a possesion but in the court and schools eyes it was. What should i do what should i plead?
2007-02-14 12:00:56 · 11 answers · asked by Danny Rach 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Only YOUR lawyer will give you the best advise based on all facts collected.... Anyone here @ Y/A can tell you to plead not-guilty based on the info YOU provided but if the prosecutor has other evidence and this goes to trial you can end up doing time! The only time your attorney will advise you to plead guilty is if she knows that there is enough evidence to send you away.for the original charges and pleading guilty to lesser charges will either keep you on probation or will give you a lesser jail sentence.
The only one that can help you here is your lawyer and Probation Officer... Even if you did violate your probation there may be a slight chance you will be given a second chance, talk to your PO... I work for the court system and there are many kids that violate their probation over and over and go back to court for those violations and still keep their probation- so don't worry too much about it. You will have your day in court and your chance to explain what happened! Good Luck!
2007-02-14 12:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to find a lawyer and discuss the situation with them. Hate to break it to you, but EVERY person out there who is charged with a crime uses the same defense you are. I didn't do it. I didn't know, etc. Your explination, even if it is true, is somewhat less than original. Even if you were able to get the person who "slipped" you the drugs to admit that you didn't know what was going on, it still may not do enough. I'm not sure where you live or the laws in your area, but since you were already charged with this before, you will most likely have a HARD time getting off on this new charge. Schools now have ZERO TOLERANCE policies, which means exactly that, they will not put up with anything at all. And even if it wasn't your drugs, it is guilt by association with people who had them. I suggest finding some new friends next time around. If you live in a new town, that's a perfect way to start from a clean slate!
2007-02-14 12:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are telling me the truth, ALL the TRUTH then I feel sorry for you as you will probably get locked up for something you didn't do.
But, what I strongly suspect is I am hearing about 30% of the story. I would dearly love to hear the prosecutor's side of this.
Sorry, but I spent some time around pill heads, and I don't feel comfortable believing more than a few percent of what they tell me.
2007-02-14 12:08:48 · answer #3 · answered by gimpalomg 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had a situation similar to yours.
Laws vary from state to state. However, I can tell you this much.
Very few judges are going to be sympathetic of your situation. Basically, he or she is going to tell you to make better friends and use this as a learning experience.
Seems to me you are a juvenile. Your record is clean after 18. So rest easy. All you need to do is cruise till then, do your time, and move on with your life. Nobody will ever know.
Be lucky you aren't like me. So called "Friends" got me arrested, jailed and convicted for posession of stolen property. Now, I have a criminal record that follows me everywhere. I can't even work in a Gas Station, because they are afraid I am a thief. I can't even work in Wal-Mart. I am unemployed, and soon back to jail thanks to a jackass probation officer who says I can't hold a job.
2007-02-14 12:06:01 · answer #4 · answered by royalpainshane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should not plea to something you didn't do. If you haven't talked with your P.O., start there. If your P.O. isn't helping you out, get an attorney, it will cost you, but you don't want two drug convictions on your record at an early age. One could be looked upon as a stupid mistake, two starts to show a pattern of conduct and could really effect your future.
If that fails, kiss the judges *** and beg for forgiveness, but seriously, if you are telling the truth and did not do anything, don't plea.
2007-02-14 12:08:40 · answer #5 · answered by W50 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to talk to your lawyer! You should have been asigned a public defender. No one here can give you the correct advice because your lawyer would know best about how the court works in your jurisdiction.
2007-02-14 12:05:25 · answer #6 · answered by Jamir 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get an attorney. And pray to God. Cast all your cares on He who made you and loves you and knows every hair on your head. He will protect you if you are innocent.
2007-02-14 12:04:11 · answer #7 · answered by moondrop000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your innocent plead not guilty. Tell them your story and maybe they will listen. get a good lawyer
2007-02-14 12:04:36 · answer #8 · answered by Heyhey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell the truth,, you must have lied before or they would believe you,, see your parents were right from the start
2007-02-14 12:04:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well you should tell the truth and hope for the best
2007-02-14 12:04:44 · answer #10 · answered by jonnie y 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋