Ok so 3 days ago me and a buddy were at a party and from what i'm told we got in a fight so we left. On the way home he ran off into a ditch and totaled his car[yes he had a little to drink] but anyways the cops come. Before we went to the party i had 1 drink and i'm pretty sure i didnt have any there since we were in a fight right when we got there, but the cop charged me with Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct because i had an attitude because i asked "wait what happend" every couple minutes or so and after awhile they stopped telling me and assumed i was just wasted and couldnt remember but my buddy said i asked them to give me a breathlizer and they said "we already know your drunk and dont need one of those". Next day i went to the doctor cause i had a really bad head ache and he confirmed i had a concussion.
Can they really give me those 2 tickets just because i seemed drunk because i had a concussion?
2007-11-01 14:13:19 · 4 answers · asked by Chase 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I just got the police report and they did not breathlize me or blood test me.
2007-11-04 06:24:01 · update #1
It is a really common thing that after you get a good hit on the head to lose the few hours of memory before it.
First of all if you did ask for a breath test and the officer concurs...... then the question would arise "if you were drunk why would you ask for a test"? But then again the question would arise as to how can you be absolutely sure you had nothing to drink?
But then again you saw a doctor. Did they check you medically at the scene and even if so why did they not take you to a hospital to be sure? Did they just make an assumption you were drunk and without any sort of test. Obviously there should have been doubt.
Potentially it is a sueable thing. Years ago I had my one and only DWI in similar circumstances. The dropped the charge and even wiped the fact that I had been charged..... in return for not sueing. I would recommend getting a lawyer, even a cheap one as it would be worth the money to keep this off of your record.
2007-11-02 05:40:31 · answer #1 · answered by jackson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't even KNOW, without being told, that you were in a fight, the officer had EVERY reason to believe you were intoxicated. The fact a doctor diagnosed you with a concussion may very well be enough to dismiss the charges, but that does not mean the Officer was wrong.
2007-11-01 14:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you have been on your sources and not on the customary public get entry to ingredient that provides you get entry to from the line on your driveway, then you weren't on public sources. variety a million rule to bear in mind in court docket: do no longer unfastened your temper or instruct ANY hostility! A decide WILL take that into consideration. Be well mannered to the factor of transforming into your self ill.
2016-11-10 00:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by caton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What was your blood alcohol level? In order to charge you they would have taken it. Do not rely on your friend. You are leaving out way too much.
2007-11-01 14:19:01 · answer #4 · answered by hoppykit 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋