Marijuana possesion charge help.

[gunfella2000]

Va. Norfolk
Greetings.
I am a minor, of 16 years of age, and I was arrested for possesion of a 4.3 gram bag of marijuana and a pair of really crappy hand scales. I was processed, taken downtown, released to parents, etc. This occurred on February 7, 2008. As of right now, I have not yet received any papers in the mail regarding any charges. I understand that they have up to a year to charge me, but our system is very overcrowded, there is a huge backlog of cases, and by the police officers own words they have more important cases to process first.

Now guys, I am wondering, what is the likelyhood that I will get charged? I know that it's impossible to know for sure, and they have a year to do so, but I have not been charged yet. Educated guesses as to wether or not I have this hovering over my head. Take into account the relatively SMALL amount of weed found.

 

[The Occultist]

You're asking us to predict the future. That is something we cannot do. I will tell you, however, that they will have a least a year to file charges; backlog or not, I'm sure they'll get to you eventually.

 

[FlyingRon]

The scales don't bode well. Despite the small amount of actual drug in play, it's not too hard to argue that you were distributing and just were a little low on inventory.