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candace
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report him, and it was a illegal search so he did an illegal seizure and technically that should have been thrown out anyway. |
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Joe K
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Sounds to me like you shouldn't have had pot on you and you would had nothing to worry about. I would recommend that you complete your informal probation and be done with it. If it is informal, it won't go on your criminal record. I don't know that a judge would beleive a pot smoking teenager over a police officer anyway. Here's some advice for the future: if you don't want to be treated like a criminal, don't break the law. |
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CommanderCrusty
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Dear Carol W.
Oops! Haven't you ever watched 24 or The Closer? Cops lie, especially during interrogations. People lie to them all day and it's their job to get you to confess, so they figure fair-is-fair.
It's always a smart move to learn from your mistakes. So, do you want to learn to be better at handling police interrogations? Or do you want to learn the value of staying on the right side of the law? It's up to you.
Just remember that you WERE holding 2 grams of pot (illegal) and got off with "informal probation" (pretty mild). |
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Rachel B
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good reason why not to do drugs |
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boston857
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The police are allowed to use subterfuge to elicit a confession. Also, you do not have to consent to a search if there is a probable cause for him to believe that you are engaing / engaged / have engaged in a criminal act.
I strongly advise that you get a good lawyer.......you should ahve done what all smart people do which is exercise their right to silence.
There are 3 instances you can exercise your right to silence - at arrest, at interrogation and at the hearing.... |
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sillysirm
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First of all, they do not have to ask you if they can search you. It is a routine thing. Second, never ever believe and officer because they will tell you anything that you want to hear just to get info out of you. A lawyer once told me to never admit to anything...even if you have it on you. That way you are more likely to get out of the charges.
What's bad is that you ratted out the people that you bought it from and now people are not going to trust you as it looks bad on your part.
Girl, you are so young. I know that kids will experiment with drugs from time to time. But really, it will ruin the better future that you can have. You don't realize right now how senseless it really is but as you become an adult you will see that you can't even work at McDonalds if you can't pass a drug test.
You are very lucky to be getting off with just probation....serving jail time and paying fines would have been much worse. And now you have to stay clean because your probation officer can randomly drug test you at any time. |
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El Scott
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Your information did not pan out and the Officer probably believes you mislead him. If the Officer searched you illegally (you never said how he did this) then you can win your case in court by getting the improperly found drugs suppressed. |
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Jenn
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Cops do not have to have consent to search you if they can show probable cause in order to do so. Obviously the officer was correct in his suspicion, ie. the 2 grams of pot found on you. This officer wanted information and scared or not you gave it to him. The ends may not always justify the means but you are in fact guilty. Once charges are filed against you, it's a matter of the courts not the officer to decide your sentence. Realize you're lucky to have only received probation, learn from your actions and grow up. |
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Dan
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I can only go by what it is like where i live and that is if the officer has a reasonable suspicion that you may have that item on you it is lawful for him to search you whether you consent or not. Misleading you the way you said is unethical and should be reported. However there is nothing that forces the officer to stick to his/her word in that respect. Informal probation is also a fairly light sentence and necessary to (HOPEFULLY) prevent you doing drugs! |
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Barney
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Cops don't have to be honest to enforce the law. The cop in question isn't pressing charges against you - the D.A. acting on behalf of the people of the county are. There is a reason for paper work. Not just to show a trail but to be sent through the channels all the way to the D.A.
>What should I do?<
Don't break the law!
Depending on the county and state laws, if it's true and it was only 2 gm's. you'll get a slap on the wrist. Be thankful for that and look at this as an open door to make a turning point in your life. |
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R543D
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Get a good attorney. Its gonna be a rough battle to prove your case. You consented to the search therefore its unlikely any court is gonna toss out an illegal search and seizure. Also, the cop can deny these allegations and disproving that isn't gonna be easy, if not impossible. |
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Beach Guy
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If you are prosercuted it will be youth court, Im having a similar problem much less serious involving driving where a cop lied on my ticket.
My advice is not to be so trusting with police as some are there to help but many seem to be just there to make an easy arrest.
Talk to an layer and try to get him to make the court drop the charges on the basis that hopefully the cops statement and the cops ticket/ report don't match up.
Just rember what goes around comes around, the cop will get whats coming to him. |
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oohlala1984
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i would go to a lawyer and just see where stand
you have to have have money in order to sue someone and in this aspect its better to sue the police force rather than the cop involved.. cos they settle out of court rather than having the entire force's name dragged through the mud
your best bet would be to go to some sort of ombudsman or find something on reporting police like a commissioner
alot of times the cops can make your life a living hell for stirring trouble (in there opinion) buy i think you should be telling someone, even if it is just writing a letter to a local politician and telling them of the problem.
good luck and i hope it all goes well for you |
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NY Giants/Steelers Fan Forever
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sue him |
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Lawbuster
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the cop does not need your concent to search you.. If He feels is life was dangered then i was justified in searching you Via Terry Vs. Ohio. But in saying that object must have Felt like a weapon Ex. Gun or Type of Knife. Also If he placed you under arrest at anytime he can search you with out concent but he can not search you if you are not under arrest or he feels you are a danger to him. The fact that he told you he would drop the chrages if you told him anything that you told him will be inadmissable in court due to the fact the he forced a confession out of you illegallly. Charges will not stick.. I would say lawyer up and you will be fine. |
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