Juvenile Possession of Cocaine and Paraphanilia
Name: Aimee
Age: 16
State: Massachusetts
I was arrested on April 1, 2005 for possession of cocaine and paraphanilia. The thing is that the cops didn't actually find any cocaine or paraphanilia on me. They only had hear-say that people said I had some on me. They also found a straw with cocaine residue in the bathroom of the place I was at. I denied everything but then they told me they would keep me in jail until I admitted it because they "knew I was lying" and that "they had videotape of me doing it" (even though they didn't) and then continued to scream and swear at me until I finally was so scared that I admitted to it. They also convinced my friend who was with me to admit that she had snorted a line of cocaine as well but they didn't charge her with anything. I'm also on a lot of psychiatric medicines such as Xanax, Adderall, Zoloft, and Risperdal so basically when the police kept screaming and harassing me I had a panic attack and finally caved in and admitted it. I have my arriagement on Friday, April 15th.
What do you think could happen? What defense could I use? I do have a lawyer but I haven't talked to him much so I don't know what's going to happen. Please tell me anything you know. Thank you.
Possession of Drugs by Minor
You need to discuss with your lawyer the possibility of having your statement suppressed. You should also discuss the possible consequences of a guilty plea (if appropriate), or the result of being found guilty after trial.