illegal search, were we being watched? setup?

OKLAHOMA

I just wanna talk to everyone I can about this.
We were walking away from a friends house to the car that was a block and a half away. We got to the car and just sat down and a cop turned the corner with it's lights on. They took our liscences and checked us out. Then they got the driver out and asked him what he was doing and he said something about walking down the street from the laundromat(I didn't hear this at the time) then they got me out and I told him we were coming from a friends house. Then they searched me.


I got busted with 3 pain pills and some weed and a small brass pipe. My bond was set at 1000 dollars for the pain pills only and no bond for the other charges. My friend got busted with me and he had more but nothing else. He's got more money than me and his lawyer says we're gonna plead guilty get probation, possible fines and it would eventually dissapear. I have no problem with that. I just don't have a lawyer. I don't know wether to plead guilty or no contest. I was never read my rights if that matters. The lady at the jail said don't worry and about the same thing my friends lawyer said. I just don't wanna have to pay the lawyer a couple grand and then get fines. It'll take me forever to pay it off.
This is exactly how it happened. I recently went to court to get another court date set. My discovery hearing is on the 8th and the judge said I HAVE to get a lawyer. I'm a college student living with my parents and I only have a little bit of money. Is there anyway I can avoid court legally? Is there anyway to get a lawyer if you made bail?
Things that might help me: I am a veteran, this is my first offense ever, and I'm poor.

I tried to get a copy of the police report today and they told me I need a lawyer to get it ! This all sounds like a racket to make sure the lawyer gets lots of money...

Originally posted by skcusloa
OKLAHOMA

I just wanna talk to everyone I can about this.
We were walking away from a friends house to the car that was a block and a half away. We got to the car and just sat down and a cop turned the corner with it's lights on. They took our liscences and checked us out. Then they got the driver out and asked him what he was doing and he said something about walking down the street from the laundromat(I didn't hear this at the time) then they got me out and I told him we were coming from a friends house. Then they searched me.


I got busted with 3 pain pills and some weed and a small brass pipe. My bond was set at 1000 dollars for the pain pills only and no bond for the other charges. My friend got busted with me and he had more but nothing else. He's got more money than me and his lawyer says we're gonna plead guilty get probation, possible fines and it would eventually dissapear. I have no problem with that. I just don't have a lawyer. I don't know wether to plead guilty or no contest. I was never read my rights if that matters. The lady at the jail said don't worry and about the same thing my friends lawyer said. I just don't wanna have to pay the lawyer a couple grand and then get fines. It'll take me forever to pay it off.
This is exactly how it happened. I recently went to court to get another court date set. My discovery hearing is on the 8th and the judge said I HAVE to get a lawyer. I'm a college student living with my parents and I only have a little bit of money. Is there anyway I can avoid court legally? Is there anyway to get a lawyer if you made bail?
Things that might help me: I am a veteran, this is my first offense ever, and I'm poor.

I tried to get a copy of the police report today and they told me I need a lawyer to get it ! This all sounds like a racket to make sure the lawyer gets lots of money...

Oh yes, criminal defense lawyers get rich because criminals have so much money; but the really big bucks come from being court appointed after the accused has given what money they did have to a bondsman. Gee, how I miss those days. One case which glows in my memory was an attempted murder. (The victim's throat was cut but he lived.) After about 50 hours on the case, including a bond reduction hearing which was a waste because my client still couldn't make the bond, I got the charges knocked down to a misdemeanor assault. Plead to time served and it was over. My county paycheck for that case was the typical big $200.00. Didn't even amount to minimum wage--even if office expenses didn't come out of it. Of course, there was one Judge that I think was trying to send me a message because he would pay the $200.00 unless I filed pre-trial motions, then he paid $150.00. Yes, it is all a racket.

I'll give you $300 to represent me