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  1. #1
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    Question Possession Ticket By Mail

    One night a buddy and me were pulled over and he had a warrant for his arrest so the cops took him to jail. They searched the vehicle and told me to stand in front of the car. After the cops finished searching the car, one of them came to me and searched me, finding no marijuana on me i was released and went home. Later i received a ticket via mail for small amount possession of marijuana. The cops found nothing on me. Later that month i was driving home and the cop that pulled us over followed me to my house and when i got out of my car told me to come talk to him so i did and he brought up the night with my friend saying i ditched my bag on the ground and they found it so i will be getting a ticket in the mail. I have a few questions about this, since the cops found nothing on me when they searched me will this ticket hold up in court? I just turned 18 so i don't want this following me. what will the likely out come be if i go to court in scott county minnesota? Should i contact a lawyer or use the one appointed to me by the county? Any information or replies to this would be great. Need any clarification just ask. Thanks.

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    Default Re: Possession Ticket By Mail

    Get a lawyer. Your friend isn't much of a friend, but if you take this to trial I doubt that your friend will testify, and it doesn't sound like there's any evidence to suggest that the pot was actually yours as opposed to his. (Unless you confess, and you should be exercising your right to remain silent.)

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    Default Re: Possession Ticket By Mail

    Unless they found drugs in the car, your search was illegal. If they saw you ditch the bag, it can be used as evidence but they will have a hard time proving it was yours since they did not arrest you at the scene. I would hire my own attorney. If you don't want something like this following you, don't ride around with drugs in the car.

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    Default Re: Possession Ticket By Mail

    The search of the vehicle was not illegal if, as appears to have been described, it was a search incident to the lawful arrest of the driver on an outstanding arrest warrant. A "safety"-based, Terry-level weapons frisk of nwprg would be permitted within that context, but even if that search went past what is permitted it's not decisive given that no marijuana was found on him at that time.

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