I have court on monday. Some one said I was handing out and taking pills at school. They searched me my locker and my stuff and found nothing. All they have is staments from people who claim they took them. They don't even have pills from these people ether. But the school and resource officer says that because of the students staments its enough to take me to Court. They are taking me to court for posession, handling, and distrubution(sp). They cant even find anything on cameras showing me handing something to some one.
BUT I DIDNT DO IT I SWEAR
2007-03-18 13:56:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
yes, it is juvinile court not adult.
2007-03-18 16:32:39 · update #1
the credibillity of these people are iffy. tere are 4 people who say i did it. i no for a fact at least 2 of them are pot heads and ALL 4 are pill poppers and ALL 4 sleep around. God only knows what else they do.
2007-03-18 16:34:30 · update #2
Attack their credibility. If you have a good lawyer who can cross-examine them and make them look like lying fools then you have nothing to worry about. Eye witness testimony is actually not heresay and most cases do rely on circumstantial evidence. So if you can find a motive or possible reason for them to lie about you then you can attack their credibility and a judge and jury won't believe them. Get a lawyer! You don't want these charges to stick if you want to have any kind of a future. Especially if your not guilty. Good luck.
P.S. - To find someone guilty, it must be found beyond a reasonable doubt, so cast some doubt on those liars.
2007-03-18 14:08:13 · answer #1 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems like a lot of circumstantial evidence, and you probably don't have too much to fear. they may be attempting to make an example of you, to show others that it is wrong and punishable to do this in school. They may also try to get you on the stand, and make a mistake. Stick to the truth and tell them everything, and you should be okay, but if any of this is true, and they did find something to connect you to this, ie. a picture, a teacher, a parent or video, then you are in for some trouble. If you did not do it, make sure you don't sem flustered or ashamed of anything. Tell them everything they want to know in a clear and concise matter-of-fact manner, and hopefully everything will be allright. I can't promise you anything, but the legal system does work more often than not. Good luck, and I wish you the best.
2007-03-18 14:03:18 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you have an attorney, but if you don't you should be OK anyway. Without any hard evidence witness statements are really just hear say. Just deny everything and leave it up to the witnesses to prove the case. I have a feeling it will be very difficult for the prosecutor to make a case against you. I would also talk to your attorney about filing a defamation of character suit against the person that said you were handing out the pills and taking them.
2007-03-18 14:01:13 · answer #3 · answered by Gman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you been arrested? If not, then how have you been charged with these offenses, which must be the case if you have been ordered to appear in court to answer these charges. When you are arrested and released from jail, you are issued a summons to appear in court. On this date you are asked to plead to the charges against you. Plead innocent, you will then get a trial date in which you will have the opportunity to prove your innocence. Plead guilty or no contest, the judge will then deal out you punishment. Do yourself a favor and speak to a lawyer. It does'nt make sense to me that you would have to appear in court if you have'nt been charged with anything.
2007-03-18 14:12:23 · answer #4 · answered by Deep Six 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you have a good lawyer and when you own the school, after you sue, you can re-name it and call it after yourself.
Meanwhile, when a girl accused me of hitting her, the principal interviewed only her closest friends, all of whom were in front of this girl and could not have seen anything happen if it had, which it did not. Only a couple of boys, who were behind the accuser, were interviewed until they started to tell the exact same thing I had been saying all along, and then it was decided that they really didn't have anything to add to the "investigation." Please, if not for yourself, then for those who have been wrongly accused, SUE and get everything you can. Good luck!
2007-03-18 14:02:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A decent lawyer can get these charges dropped, especially if you can provide some reason these people would be lying about you.
It might be different if you're going into juvenile court, but regular court shouldn't be a problem.
2007-03-18 14:01:56 · answer #6 · answered by juicy_wishun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's extremely difficult to be convicted of anything on circumstancial evidence. Unless you have a hard-assed judge, he'll laugh it out of court.
2007-03-18 14:00:12 · answer #7 · answered by Paul B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is dumb if they do not have evidence but it could be base don something maybe kid shave been taking pill and want to make in example out of u. more than likey it will be throw outof court
2007-03-18 14:04:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without physical evidence, I don't see how it made it to court at all. I feel that there is a little more to it than you're giving us here.
2007-03-18 14:06:28 · answer #9 · answered by normobrian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are asking if they can charge you...yes they can. It doesn't mean they will convict you but they do not need the pills to charge you. They just need to feel the witnesses are credible. Remember murder suspects are charged all the time when the murder weapon is not found.
2007-03-18 15:51:16 · answer #10 · answered by Dr. Luv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋