Texas
On Saturday, October 20th I was involved in a motor vehicle accident in which I was the passenger in a vehicle that rear ended a crime scene unit vehicle. I was arrested on a Class C Misdemeanor possession of marijuana charge for having zero to two ounces (less than 2 grams) and for a paraphernalia charge, neither of which were mine. The driver of the vehicle I was in, that was arrested with me is prepared to sign an affidavit attesting the fact that both the marijuana and paraphernalia was theirs. I did everything in my power to cooperate with the officer and was completely honest and good natured about the entire ordeal. I was not mirandized until after being detained for over 5 hours, and wasn’t made aware of the charges until then as well. This was a first offense and I had no prior record. Until recently I was a ACCD student working on my associate degree in psychology and only have another semester or two to finish and I‘m worried this may effect my finical aid. I just started a new job at the Infonxx call center and I fear that because it is mandatory to finish the first two weeks of training I will be fired due to the fact that I have court the second to the last day of training. I have never been in a situation like this before and do not know how this will effect my future as far as getting into a university or a better job are concerned. I’m wondering if I will be looking at jail time or probation, and do people in similar situations ever get off with a fine?
On Saturday, October 20th I was involved in a motor vehicle accident in which I was the passenger in a vehicle that rear ended a crime scene unit vehicle. I was arrested on a Class C Misdemeanor possession of marijuana charge for having zero to two ounces (less than 2 grams) and for a paraphernalia charge, neither of which were mine. The driver of the vehicle I was in, that was arrested with me is prepared to sign an affidavit attesting the fact that both the marijuana and paraphernalia was theirs. I did everything in my power to cooperate with the officer and was completely honest and good natured about the entire ordeal. I was not mirandized until after being detained for over 5 hours, and wasn’t made aware of the charges until then as well. This was a first offense and I had no prior record. Until recently I was a ACCD student working on my associate degree in psychology and only have another semester or two to finish and I‘m worried this may effect my finical aid. I just started a new job at the Infonxx call center and I fear that because it is mandatory to finish the first two weeks of training I will be fired due to the fact that I have court the second to the last day of training. I have never been in a situation like this before and do not know how this will effect my future as far as getting into a university or a better job are concerned. I’m wondering if I will be looking at jail time or probation, and do people in similar situations ever get off with a fine?