Can You Be Charged with Trafficking With No Drugs or Witnesses

[Introuble139]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: I was arrested over a year ago for allegedly possessing over 50 grams of marijuana in my car. They charge me with possession of a weapon with a CDS because they found hunting guns in my home after they allegedly found marijuana in my vehicle. They also charge me with manufacturing and distribution and possession of 50 grams or over of marijuana. When I got my arraignment in the mail the gun charges were dropped but I had been charged with manufacturing and distribution of heroin. I have never touched heroin in my life let alone exchanged it with anyone for money. How can they charge me with something I've never had and they have no witnesses to because I've never sold it or possessed it before?

[cbg]

We ask for your state for a reason.

[Mr. Knowitall]

We do ask your state for a reason, but... no matter what your state, we have no answer for you. One possibility is that somebody keyed in the wrong code when processing your charge, and that what should have been a marijuana offense was accidentally turned into a heroin offense. Another possibility is that your car was impounded and additional drugs were found in the vehicle, even if you were not aware of their presence.

You and your criminal defense lawyer should get a copy of the police report from the investigation. If there is no mention of heroin, and it's all about the marijuana, odds are this is a clerical error.