BiancaMercedes
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Texas
I'm going to court in 3 days and I don't know what to expect but here is my story and hopefully someone can give me some advice?
Me and my friend were speeding home early one morning and got pulled over doing 90mph. We both had taken bars the night before and we were both exhausted. While our records were being pulled up, the cop said that we looked 'way too tired this early in the morning' and asked what was wrong with us. He went back to his car and saw that my friend had 12 outstanding warrants to his name and arrested him. At that point, he asked to search my car and I consented because I was scared/groggy. All he found was a water bottle full of Mexican tequila which he dumped out on the street. I had my purse with me while standing outside of the car and he asked to search that after. Stupid me, I said yes, and that's when he found my marijuana pipe and a couple straws and a razor. The cop then asked me when was the last time I did a line of coke and if I was high. After I told him I wasn't high or on coke, he gave me a ticket for poss. of parapharnelia.
So 3 questions:
1. Did he even have the right to search my purse since I had it with me outside of the car?
2. Does my friend getting arrested hurt my case?
3. What are my chances of getting all charges dropped since it is my first offense?
(And if that's not likely, what should i expect to recieve?)
Thankkks!
I'm going to court in 3 days and I don't know what to expect but here is my story and hopefully someone can give me some advice?
Me and my friend were speeding home early one morning and got pulled over doing 90mph. We both had taken bars the night before and we were both exhausted. While our records were being pulled up, the cop said that we looked 'way too tired this early in the morning' and asked what was wrong with us. He went back to his car and saw that my friend had 12 outstanding warrants to his name and arrested him. At that point, he asked to search my car and I consented because I was scared/groggy. All he found was a water bottle full of Mexican tequila which he dumped out on the street. I had my purse with me while standing outside of the car and he asked to search that after. Stupid me, I said yes, and that's when he found my marijuana pipe and a couple straws and a razor. The cop then asked me when was the last time I did a line of coke and if I was high. After I told him I wasn't high or on coke, he gave me a ticket for poss. of parapharnelia.
So 3 questions:
1. Did he even have the right to search my purse since I had it with me outside of the car?
2. Does my friend getting arrested hurt my case?
3. What are my chances of getting all charges dropped since it is my first offense?
(And if that's not likely, what should i expect to recieve?)
Thankkks!