poss. of paraphenalia, poss. no insurance, failure to stop and DUI
poss. of paraphenalia, poss. no insurance, failure to stop and DUI
You need a lawyer. The failure to stop at the stop sign justified the initial stop. After running the registration on the car and finding you lacked insurance, that would be enough for that charge. It appears that the officer thought there some indication that you were under the influence of drugs/alcohol at the time. He did field tests to investigate that possibility, and my guess is that the officer saw enough there to conclude you were intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. If the officer made the determination to arrest you on that charge prior to the search and that the vehicle would need to be impounded as a result, then the search of the vehicle as an inventory search would be permitted without your consent. That would make whatever evidence was then found admissible against you in court and support the possession charges. Exactly what the officer did and the sequence of events all matter. If there was video of the stop, you want to be sure to get that. Your lawyer will know how to get that, along with the police report and any other items of discovery that are available. All that will be needed to piece together the state’s case and see what holes there may be in it that might give you a defense.