14 Years Old, First Time Drug Offense

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Washington

hello, im 14 years old and im trying to figure out what my sentencing as in punishment i would get for possession of half a gram of marijuana, im underage and this is my first offense, i have good grades and do lots of sports i just screwed up.. any information would help greatly thanks,

the story is that me and a couple of my friends skipped school and whent to his house, i had half a gram on me and as we were walking to the house the cop fallowed us. and she knocked on the door and demanded the weed because she could smell it, me and my friends gave her the weed and were taken back to school, we were all questioned and i had wrote a short summary on what happend, what i wrote was basically what i'm writing right now. she said i would get my court date and infromation a couple months and i had just recieved it, can you help me ?

First, stop writing confessions. they tend to limit your options in court.

Second, start selling your stuff to pay the several thousand dollar legal bill your parents will have to pay to get this taken care of.

several thousand dollars ?? seriously ?

can anyone else help me ?

Typical legal fees for something like this with a private attorney will range between $1500 and $3000... depending on the HOURLY rate the attorney charges.

A good attorney will charge a couple of hundred an hour... a great attorney could go much higher.

What makes you think someone else's answer will be any better?

See, the problem is your confession. An attorney is really going to have to work to have that negated in court... if it is even possible.

the harder an attorney works, the more expensive that attorney is.

and where are your parents in all of this?

my parents dont speak much english.. so what if i go to court without an attorney? what do you think i would get ?

alot of people tell me that juvenile court is mostly for rehabilitiation.. and its my first time offense.. and im 14 so..

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Quoting dannynguyen

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my parents dont speak much english...

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so? Mine don't speak Chinese. What does that have to do with anything?

you really should have an attorney. Being ignorant of your options is foolish.

You want to know what you'd get if you went to court without an attorney?

Screwed, that's what you'd get.

There is a reason attorneys go to law school for several years. A 14 year old up against a seasoned attorney? All I can tell you is that it won't be pretty.