My friend was pulled over for not using his turn-signal. The car smelled like pot so he asked us what we had on us. My friend told him he had weed. And I told him I had a pipe on me. I got a ticket for Possession of Paraphernalia. Besides that my records clean. I'm 18 and headed off to my 1st year of college so Ill have to hire a lawyer to rep. me. How should I expect this to work out? And what are the chances of coming out with nothing on my record? How much should I expect to pay? Its a municipal court btw.
naw, if this is your first offense with a simple paraphernalia charge, having a lawyer will more than likely get your charges dropped or possibly expunged after X amount of days. Don't stress and chief while you can.
Luckily my mom picked up the expenses for me when I was 18 a couple years ago.. I bet it'd be around ~$300-500, shop around braaa. Don't take one too seriously, you can always cut deals.
That's foolish considering that a competent cop that charges said person for possession of paraphernalia would be legally obligated to take the evidence/ confiscate the illegal substances.
out of curiosity, can you be charged or anything if you're caught with a pipe and a ziplock baggie of ashes (some bits of green left)? like, you just finished smoking in a fairly secluded area by a public trail, and you're walking home with the stuff in your pocket. i'm in newfoundland, canada, by the way.
First offense, and being cooperative....shouldn't be too bad. Maybe a year or so of probation. I've never dealt with this so I'm not the best source to pay attention to.
is this a serious question? I find it obvious if you have a pipe with you. Paraphenilla charge probably. Unless its different in Canada thatd be how id roll in the US
your gonna get a lawyer for getting a ticket? all thats gonna do is, jeez i dont know! nothing! when you got the ticket you basically signed it confessing that you were in possession of paraphernalia correct?
I wont be in the state in that I got the ticket when the court date comes around so Ill def. need a lawyer. I just wanted to know what I could expect as far as fines and it being on my record..
Most likely will end up with community service or something small. I don't think it will take much since you were caught with so little.
In Iowa first offense= deferred judgement, placed on low risk probation for a year, and required 8 hour class. Costs a shit ton tho.. 1) lawyer fee. 2) ticket fine + court costs 3) probation fee 4) required class fee 5) substance abuse evaluation If you yo make it through probation, and pay everything the charge is wiped from your record.