What is the name of your state? Texas
I was pulled over on December 21, 2006 for havng a 'visable dvd screen' . That's the exact wording the State Trooper wrote on the ticket. The screen was visable but was not turned on at all. I'm not even sure if that is even relevant to my case. The officer asked me to get out of the vehicle and stand behind it. He then proceeded to shine his flash light through my windows and saw a prescription pill bottle. The bottle contained 18 hydrocodone (vicodin) and 2 soma (muscle relaxers). The bottle had no label on it at all. This is a true statement, the pills belonged to my father. He has a legal prescription, with paperwork from both the doctor and pharmacy to prove it. He's been prescribed the same medication for ten years now. The only reason the pills were in my car is because we work together. I just dropped him off at his truck and was pulled over thirty minutes later. He always carried his pills all in one bottle when we worked, because the original bottles are huge and inconvenient to carry around. I was arrested and charged with -possesion of a controlled substance- (felony) for the -vicodin-'... and -possesion of a controlled substance- (misd) for the -soma-. I was given a 12,000 dollar bond. My father bonded me out that same night. It only gets worse. Two weeks later, I offered to do my father a favor and take his truck to the car wash. Along the way, I lady ran a red light and smashed into the side of the truck. The police arrived and searched my father's truck. They found three bottles. One containing 120 pills of hydrocodone (vicodin), one containing 120 pills of soma (muscle relaxers), and one containing 30 pills of xanax. All of these are legally prescribed to my father. The truck and insurance to the vehichle are in my father's name. I was still arrested for possesion charges. However, this was in a different county than the first arrest. And I was given three charges, -Possesion of controlled substance (felony) for the vicodin-, -Possesion of a controlled substance (misd)- for the soma, and -possesion of a dangerous drug (felony) - for the xanax. I was given a 20,000 dollar bond, but with conditions. My father bonded me out, and now I have an ankle monitor for 24 hour house arrest straped to me. I've hired a lawyer for the charges from the second arrest because the county it occured in a large county and easy to find a lawyer. He tells me it looks good, but i don't understand the hesitation or lack of guarentee. I assumed it would be an extremely simple case. Am i wrong about the difficulty? Is this going to be alot harder than just my father showing his proof from the doctor and pharmacys? I've gone to court in both counties both only to have the cases reset. My attorney doesn't want to represent me for the first charges because the county is too far away to drive. Can I do this without an attorney or is this more difficult than I assume?
By the way: I'm 25 years old and have absolutely NO prior arrests. AND, I've been given weekly drug tests by both counties, bond conditions, and I've passed EVERY ONE.
I was pulled over on December 21, 2006 for havng a 'visable dvd screen' . That's the exact wording the State Trooper wrote on the ticket. The screen was visable but was not turned on at all. I'm not even sure if that is even relevant to my case. The officer asked me to get out of the vehicle and stand behind it. He then proceeded to shine his flash light through my windows and saw a prescription pill bottle. The bottle contained 18 hydrocodone (vicodin) and 2 soma (muscle relaxers). The bottle had no label on it at all. This is a true statement, the pills belonged to my father. He has a legal prescription, with paperwork from both the doctor and pharmacy to prove it. He's been prescribed the same medication for ten years now. The only reason the pills were in my car is because we work together. I just dropped him off at his truck and was pulled over thirty minutes later. He always carried his pills all in one bottle when we worked, because the original bottles are huge and inconvenient to carry around. I was arrested and charged with -possesion of a controlled substance- (felony) for the -vicodin-'... and -possesion of a controlled substance- (misd) for the -soma-. I was given a 12,000 dollar bond. My father bonded me out that same night. It only gets worse. Two weeks later, I offered to do my father a favor and take his truck to the car wash. Along the way, I lady ran a red light and smashed into the side of the truck. The police arrived and searched my father's truck. They found three bottles. One containing 120 pills of hydrocodone (vicodin), one containing 120 pills of soma (muscle relaxers), and one containing 30 pills of xanax. All of these are legally prescribed to my father. The truck and insurance to the vehichle are in my father's name. I was still arrested for possesion charges. However, this was in a different county than the first arrest. And I was given three charges, -Possesion of controlled substance (felony) for the vicodin-, -Possesion of a controlled substance (misd)- for the soma, and -possesion of a dangerous drug (felony) - for the xanax. I was given a 20,000 dollar bond, but with conditions. My father bonded me out, and now I have an ankle monitor for 24 hour house arrest straped to me. I've hired a lawyer for the charges from the second arrest because the county it occured in a large county and easy to find a lawyer. He tells me it looks good, but i don't understand the hesitation or lack of guarentee. I assumed it would be an extremely simple case. Am i wrong about the difficulty? Is this going to be alot harder than just my father showing his proof from the doctor and pharmacys? I've gone to court in both counties both only to have the cases reset. My attorney doesn't want to represent me for the first charges because the county is too far away to drive. Can I do this without an attorney or is this more difficult than I assume?
By the way: I'm 25 years old and have absolutely NO prior arrests. AND, I've been given weekly drug tests by both counties, bond conditions, and I've passed EVERY ONE.