Hi there, I recently was caught with an eighth of Marijuana in my car. I called an attorney who informed me that in my county court of Kent, Ohio, that I would more then likely be offered a diversion program since it was under 100g, with no prior charges of any kind aside from some speeding. I was sober and there was no sign of paraphernalia to smoke it with.
On the day of my hearing, I asked the judge if he would consider the program for me and he told me that only the prosecutor could and I'd have to plead not guilty in order to have the opportunity to speak to the prosecutor about it. I plead not guilty, waived my right to a speedy trial and got my date for a little under a month from now.
My question is: Is there a strong chance he will offer me this program? What should I expect going into it? Do I need to hire an attorney (which would be very hard for me as I have 30,000 dollars in student debt, along with only serving tables right now)? If I should get an attorney, can the court appoint one of have i missed my chance/Is it unlikely in this small crime since there is no jail time involved?
This was just a minor misdemeanor and I was told it could be sealed from my record if I offer and complete this program.
Thank you so much.
On the day of my hearing, I asked the judge if he would consider the program for me and he told me that only the prosecutor could and I'd have to plead not guilty in order to have the opportunity to speak to the prosecutor about it. I plead not guilty, waived my right to a speedy trial and got my date for a little under a month from now.
My question is: Is there a strong chance he will offer me this program? What should I expect going into it? Do I need to hire an attorney (which would be very hard for me as I have 30,000 dollars in student debt, along with only serving tables right now)? If I should get an attorney, can the court appoint one of have i missed my chance/Is it unlikely in this small crime since there is no jail time involved?
This was just a minor misdemeanor and I was told it could be sealed from my record if I offer and complete this program.
Thank you so much.
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