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Old 08-18-2004, 06:59 PM
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Help me a.s.a.p!


What is the name of your state? Texas

A week ago my parents were out of town and i had a few people over. One kid went outside to his car and the police approached him because he smelled like marijuana. they asked him where he came from and he pointed to my house. the police came in my house and found marijuana, a tampered i.d. and a quadbar. They did not write me a ticket or arrest me. instead, the officer gave me his number and told me that if i do not contact him in two weeks he will issue a warrant for my arrest. is he just trying to scrare me into narcing on someone or can he really issue a warrant for my arrest two weeks later without a ticket or anything?
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Old 08-18-2004, 07:07 PM
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Yes he can issue a warrent later. He gave you the opportunity to tell your parents yourself. Why don't you and your parents contact the officer, they need to know about you having parites when they are gone, they will find out anyway, then you will have to deal with the situation.
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Old 08-18-2004, 11:44 PM
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i'm not a minor. Does that make difference? And how can he issue a warrant without arresting me or writing a ticket?
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Old 08-18-2004, 11:55 PM
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The officer can let you squirm for a whole year before seeking a warrant and/or arresting you. How long to you want this hanging over your head? And your parents would probably enjoy having a couple officers show up with a search warrant and tear their house apart looking for evidence.

And getting a warrant is rather simple. The officer fills out a couple forms, presents them to the prosecutor's office for review, an assistant DA presents a case to a judge, the judge signs the warrant then one day when you least expect it, WHAM, your busted. It happened to my brother once, I wish I had a camera to take a picture.
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