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Drug Crime Basics
- I use drugs, but I have never sold them. The police arrested me with some heroin and charged me with possession for sale. Is that right?
- I got busted with two rocks of cocaine and the first time in court the prosecutor offered to let me plead to the possession for one day in jail and probation. Should I take it?
- My buddy Reno gave me a drive downtown and the cops pulled him over. They found a balloon of heroin in the open ashtray and they charge me along with him. Those were not my drugs. How can they do that?
- I sold some methamphetamine and got caught, because the "buyer" was a cop. I am not really a dealer. I’m 38 and I’ve worked as a trucker for 20 years. I only did it because I was out on disability a long time after leg surgery. We have no medical insurance and my wife needed expensive medications for a kidney condition she has. My company ships pharmaceuticals and they fire anyone with a drug conviction. Is there any way to salvage my life?
- I share kitchen, bathroom and living room with 3 guys in an apartment, but each of us have our own rooms. The cops came with a warrant for one of my roomies and tossed the whole apartment. They found some pot and some coke and arrested all of us. None of it was mine. I have no record at all. I told the police, but they said we were all guilty of "joint possession" of the drugs because we’re all on the lease. I should take a deal, right?
- The narcs planted a rock of cocaine on me when they arrested my buddy with his stash. The particular cop who did it doesn’t like me because I refused to snitch for him, and he laughed when he said ‘looks like payback time.’ I do have a drug history but I’ve been clean for two years. I know the judge will believe the cops and not me. What can I do?
- I bought some drugs on the street and the police arrested me but not the guy I bought from. What gives?
- How long can a felony drug charge be pending?
- In my neighborhood the police will just stop you on the street for no reason and search you. Is there anything I can do about this?
- I went to the corner to buy some coke and I asked the guy if he was a cop and he said no. After I bought the stuff he arrested me. Can I beat the charge for him lying?
- I was out on the street one night with my buddy Ron, who asked me to hold a baggie for him. Then he talked to another dude on the corner and asked me for the baggie, so I gave it to him. The guy he sold to turned out to be a cop. Those weren’t my drugs but they arrested me and charged me with selling drugs! The worst they can get me on is possession. Right?
- I took some codeine cough syrup and then got arrested for drunk driving. The blood test showed the codeine, but the alcohol level was not high enough to be a problem. They still charged me with driving under the influence. Should I fight it or plead?
- I got stopped by a traffic cop for a busted tail light and then, without my permission, he searched my car and found pot in the trunk. At the hearing he said he knew I had drugs because he saw seeds on the floor and they were in "plain view", but the drugs in the trunk weren’t. Can a lawyer get the drugs excluded from evidence as illegally seized?
- I borrowed my friend’s car and got stopped by the police who asked if they could search and I said yes, because I don’t do anything illegal. There was some methamphetamine in the glove compartment, but it wasn’t mine. I told the cops that, but they said to "tell it to the judge". I guess I was "in possession", but I don’t feel like I committed any crime. Should I take the prosecutor’s offer for probation and no jail?
- I was driving one of my family's cars when I was stopped for DWI. When they arrested me they searched the car under what they call an inventory search. They found drugs under the front seat. I was charged with possession. I told them I didn't know anything about the drugs but they charged me anyway. What is their basis for this?
- At a vehicle check point, the police found that my city sticker was out of date. When he was writing me a violation, he ordered me out of the car, searched my trunk and found some drugs that I had completely forgot about. I objected to the search but I was charged with possession. The cop said he smelled marijuana in the car and saw seeds on the floor when he was questioning me. Can he search the trunk of my car without permission?
- I have heard the term "unwitting possession". What does it mean and is it a valid defense?
- I was pulled over by the police with a number of school friends because the police knew the driver was suspended. The police they found a bag of marijuana on the floor and a burnt roach in the ashtray. They charged all of us with possession. I wasn't using the marijuana and the bag on the floor wasn't mine. How can I be charged?
- I was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana while at a party. When I went to court the judge suspended my license for six months. How can he do this when I wasn't driving at the time?
- If an undercover narc signs a contract stating that he or she is not a narc, is that a legal contract? Would it stand up in court?
- A little over two years ago I was arrested on marijuana charges. Inasmuch as it was my first offense, I received a fine and an adjournment on contemplation of dismissal with the condition being as long as I stayed out of trouble for six months there would be no criminal record. I applied for a county job recently and they said they were going to investigate my criminal record. Why do I have a record? It's been over two years!
- The police in my neighborhood stop all black males they see on the street and search them. I think this is illegal and unconstitutional. Is there anything that can be done?
- I was arrested for simple possession of cocaine. I understand that there might be a way to avoid this conviction?
Drug defenses
Drug possession
- I borrowed my friend’s car and got stopped by the police who asked if they could search and I said yes, because I don’t do anything illegal. There was some methamphetamine in the glove compartment, but it wasn’t mine. I told the cops that, but they said to "tell it to the judge". I guess I was "in possession", but I don’t feel like I committed any crime. Should I take the prosecutor’s offer for probation and no jail?
- I got busted with two rocks of cocaine and the first time in court the prosecutor offered to let me plead to the possession for one day in jail and probation. Should I take it?
- I use drugs, but I have never sold them. The police arrested me with some heroin and charged me with possession for sale. Is that right?
- I was out on the street one night with my buddy Ron, who asked me to hold a baggie for him. Then he talked to another dude on the corner and asked me for the baggie, so I gave it to him. The guy he sold to turned out to be a cop. Those weren’t my drugs but they arrested me and charged me with selling drugs! The worst they can get me on is possession. Right?
- I bought some drugs on the street and the police arrested me but not the guy I bought from. What gives?
- I share kitchen, bathroom and living room with 3 guys in an apartment, but each of us have our own rooms. The cops came with a warrant for one of my roomies and tossed the whole apartment. They found some pot and some coke and arrested all of us. None of it was mine. I have no record at all. I told the police, but they said we were all guilty of "joint possession" of the drugs because we’re all on the lease. I should take a deal, right?
- I sold some methamphetamine and got caught, because the "buyer" was a cop. I am not really a dealer. I’m 38 and I’ve worked as a trucker for 20 years. I only did it because I was out on disability a long time after leg surgery. We have no medical insurance and my wife needed expensive medications for a kidney condition she has. My company ships pharmaceuticals and they fire anyone with a drug conviction. Is there any way to salvage my life?
- How long can a felony drug charge be pending?
- I was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana while at a party. When I went to court the judge suspended my license for six months. How can he do this when I wasn't driving at the time?
- My buddy Reno gave me a drive downtown and the cops pulled him over. They found a balloon of heroin in the open ashtray and they charge me along with him. Those were not my drugs. How can they do that?
Searches
- I borrowed my friend’s car and got stopped by the police who asked if they could search and I said yes, because I don’t do anything illegal. There was some methamphetamine in the glove compartment, but it wasn’t mine. I told the cops that, but they said to "tell it to the judge". I guess I was "in possession", but I don’t feel like I committed any crime. Should I take the prosecutor’s offer for probation and no jail?
- In my neighborhood the police will just stop you on the street for no reason and search you. Is there anything I can do about this?
- The narcs planted a rock of cocaine on me when they arrested my buddy with his stash. The particular cop who did it doesn’t like me because I refused to snitch for him, and he laughed when he said ‘looks like payback time.’ I do have a drug history but I’ve been clean for two years. I know the judge will believe the cops and not me. What can I do?
- I share kitchen, bathroom and living room with 3 guys in an apartment, but each of us have our own rooms. The cops came with a warrant for one of my roomies and tossed the whole apartment. They found some pot and some coke and arrested all of us. None of it was mine. I have no record at all. I told the police, but they said we were all guilty of "joint possession" of the drugs because we’re all on the lease. I should take a deal, right?
- At a vehicle check point, the police found that my city sticker was out of date. When he was writing me a violation, he ordered me out of the car, searched my trunk and found some drugs that I had completely forgot about. I objected to the search but I was charged with possession. The cop said he smelled marijuana in the car and saw seeds on the floor when he was questioning me. Can he search the trunk of my car without permission?
- I was pulled over by the police with a number of school friends because the police knew the driver was suspended. The police they found a bag of marijuana on the floor and a burnt roach in the ashtray. They charged all of us with possession. I wasn't using the marijuana and the bag on the floor wasn't mine. How can I be charged?
Undercover cops
Workplace
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