My question involves criminal law for the state of: CT
Wondering about an arrest that was made when my boyfriend and I were pulled over for a "neon light" on our licence plate, of which was really a LED light. My BF was driving. They asked for his licence of which had not been sent to him yet. They claimed his licence was suspended and left back to their car. They then came back and up to my window asking me for my information. I gave it to them, and we sat in the car for about 20 mins. They then came back and took us both out of the car. They arrested him for driving under suspension. They took me out of the car and hand cuffed me without giving me a reason or even verifying that I was being arrested for something. They had me face their car, and searched my car without asking me, without me knowing because they had me facing their car. They then came over and began asking me if I owned a black bag. I kept telling them no since the computer bag in the back of my car was navy. We had been pet sitting at a house and had a comforter in the back seat. We had been coming from a concert and I KNOW everything was under the comforter, as I didn't bring my computer in with me. Apparently their excuses to search the car was that the pot and paraphernalia was in plain view. We had told them we were coming from a concert when they first pulled us over and asked where we were coming from. Is there any way that this can be thrown away since it wasn't mine? They also had me standing outside the car in below freezing weather without my jacket, and left my purse with my wallet in the car when it was towed, preventing me from getting my BF out. They held me with a promise to appear but kept me in the barracks in the cell until my ride came, and did not allow me to call the first person I had left a message for, who also showed up to get me. My car was also impounded as a DUI, which was not anywhere near a suspended licence charge, with a light infraction, that my boyfriend was charged with. The marijuana was in a pouch with the glass piece they found, of which is another reason it couldn't have been in plain view.
I was not aware of anything in the car. Nor did I admit anything was mine. Yet in the police report it states that I confessed that it was mine.
This is a second offence. The first of which was also a whole different situation. I had been in the back seat of my car, as we were driving a friend of me sisters home who needed a ride across town. I knew his older brother in high school and didn't think anything of it. We were pulled over a few hundred feet away from the apartment building. They claimed my BF was drunk, he proceeded to pass 3 field tests, yet they still arrested him. (he was given a breath test at the station that came up 0.0) The people in my car were apparently on their "hot" list. the COP told me. Yet I was charged because it was my car, even though i stated it was theirs. I took classes for that as the PD said it was the easiest thing to do. Making me no longer eligible for classes.
If any other details would help please let me know. I'm just really at a loss for the justice system.

