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d3dsh33p
Antiprohibitionist
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject: No court date? |
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| I got busted a month and a half ago for drug paraphernalia. The cop found the pipe, cuffed me, and put me in the back of his patrol car. I'm a minor so he called my parents. They arrived and the cop took the cuffs off and said "You're lucky I'm letting you go to your parents." Then I signed some paper with my charge on it and he gave my mom a copy. He said "They should be calling you with your court date." Its been a month and a half and I still haven't received my court date. Do you think the cop let me off easy or something? |
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Mr.Twinkie
Concerned Citizen
Joined: 05 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| well i think he may have let you off easy. |
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d3dsh33p
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Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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Terrible news... my mom failed to tell me the sheriff's department called and they said it was being turned over to the State's Attorney's Office.  |
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3.14mpDaddy
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Joined: 03 Nov 2007
Posts: 39
Location: Upstate Ny
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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best of luck to you.
You can look up Lawyers on norml's site for any 420 experienced and friendly in your area. You might be able to get a converted charge if it's a 1st offense, and although $4,000 for some might seem like a lot for legal fees, your freedom and future earning options depend on what happens in that court room.
The statistical earning difference between a HS education and a college education are 400% over your lifetime, If you get a felony conviction you will be unable to get government guaranteed student loans, EVER. That for most people is the end of college options without scholarships.
I also strongly recommend you stop smoking out until you are over 21 or at least living on your own. Children should not be using any mind altering substances. It's nothing personal, I just don't think cannabis is for minors. And as a parent I don't think it is right of you to put your parents, who are responsible for you, through legal grief for a buzz. |
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Bongzilla
Stoned On The Mountain
Joined: 03 Oct 2007
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Location: Mountains in E Oregon
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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I'm with Pimpdaddy on this one, but I'd say 18 and out of the house. Buddy of mine was a live in caretaker for an elderly family member. Long story short the home and cars were seized after another family member turned him in for smoking (they alleged a lot more), this was a few days after the funeral. It was an attempt to seize about a million in assets.
If you're growing, selling, or simply in posession your home or vehicles can be seized, without any charges or conviction and it's up to you to sue to get what's left of your stuff back.
If you are driving their car and are seen coming out of a house where drug activity is known to occur, the police can stop you, do a cite and release arrest, and take your car. |
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d3dsh33p
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Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the replies. I decided to keep it out of the house and only use it maybe once every 2 weeks with friends until I'm living on my own. |
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Bongzilla
Stoned On The Mountain
Joined: 03 Oct 2007
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Location: Mountains in E Oregon
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I don't have any idea what the prosecutor's office is like in your area. You would likely be a candidate for a diversion, it's an agreement with the prosecutor that you're basically a good person who made a mistake. If you don't have a record they may agree to this. You do some community service, maybe some NA AA classes, and/or a fine.
However there is usually a stipulation that you stay out of trouble for a year or so and it is off your record permanently. If you do violate the diversion agreement they can file on the original charge, and be prepared to have the book thrown at you.
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AJohn
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:44 am Post subject: |
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I got caught with small amount when I was young and they took me home to release me to my parents. My parents were not home, so my neighbor was able to sign off on me.
This may sound weird, but the cop actually set the bag on my kitchen table and told me to show my dad (was very little left when I got caught).
We hired an attorney and he talked the family court into letting me write three papers. One was on alcohol, one was on drugs and one was on something I cannot remember.
Then it got wiped off my record. |
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d3dsh33p
Antiprohibitionist
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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They sent me to Youth Court and in exchange for no conviction I have to do:
-40 hours community service
-A 3 page essay on the harmful effects of marijuana
-An apology letter to my parents
-A 4 hour drug and alcohol class
-An additional 8 week drug and counseling class, 2 hours/week. Parents required to come unless I wanna do a 16 week class.
-I must pass 3 drug tests
I have 3 months to complete all of this or I get kicked out of the program and go to "real" court. Also, if I get charged with something else before completing the program, I get kicked out and go to court for both charges. |
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Mr.C
Problem Child
Joined: 15 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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thats bullshit !!!
for paraphanelia???
the 3 page essay alone would flip my ass,,F that and F them ,,lock my ass up!
so basically they want you to come up with some politically correct bullshit lies and put it in a 3 page essay,,nope!
i would do a 3 page essay on why it should be legalized,,but not why its bad for you,,screw that.
heres your letter to your parents
" I apologize for possibly upsetting you and maybe hurting you ,,but im gonna be going away for a while for standing up for my beliefs" 
a man is only as strong as what he is willing to stand up for !
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the only downside i see for not standing up for yourself and your beliefs at this time is if you plan on going to college,,they may hold that against you and make it hard for you to get in,,some places do some dont.
thats crap man |
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Bongzilla
Stoned On The Mountain
Joined: 03 Oct 2007
Posts: 243
Location: Mountains in E Oregon
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| To succeed in a world that is against us, the letter is not the forum to voice an opinion. Snowball them with apologetic bullshit, and go on to live and learn. The was on potsmokers is not going to be won through that kind of an act. Is the judge suddenly going to realize that what he/she has been doing to nonviolent potsmokers is wrong? Are they going to read that letter and trash all of what they think they know? Acting out will only kick you in your own ass. Tell them what they want to hear, use your voice where it will be heard and not be wasted and likely harm you. |
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trox9999
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Joined: 17 Feb 2008
Posts: 64
Location: Canada
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| Your in a better position to fight this War! from a position outside of jail, free, educated and with affluence! |
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von
Jerry Garcia
Joined: 25 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:06 am Post subject: |
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catch up, o' yes i agree with the above post fill them with apologtic bull. the hardest part sounds like writing a 3 page report on how bad pot is, i cant think of one sentence. a friend was cought in a raid one time he just happened to be there and had 3 grams of pot, they let him go home, 2 years later, he is going to court the papers arrived. he got 2 years probation, rehab, 40hrs. of community service. he is urine tested every month.
peace, |
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socrateez
Stoned Philosopher
Joined: 01 Feb 2008
Posts: 1226
Location: I'm the person to your right.
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I think my paper would focus on the only negative aspects I see. Legal ones. "Pot is bad for you cause it makes you go to jail" "Pot is evil cause my parents are dissapointed that I broke a law based on racial bias."
As much as I would want to, I agree, not the proper battlefield to wage war. |
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Jerry Garcia
Joined: 25 Jan 2008
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hey soc. think about it, he would almost have to copy properganda to make the system happy, i mean to answere a 3 page essay on the harmful affects of pot. 'i would copy reefer madness', hey its a US gov. film. i wonder if he has a brother or he poped a cap in him yet. LOL
 peace, |
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