Sinamenone
Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Va
On June 6, I was driving near the Pentagon. I was supposed to yield right, but being new to the area I drove past the yield & reversed illegally because there was no traffic behind me. I clearly could've driven straight & made a right at the stop sign in front of me, but no, i didn't & was subsequently pulled over by Pentagon police. They asked for my license & registration, which took me a while to find between my trunk & the junk in my car, until I finally found it buried under some junk in the passenger seat. The officers checked my license out, came back & gave me a warning, then asked to search my car. I was told its something they do to make sure no one is carrying any weapons, so I let them search my car knowing I had crack inside.
They found my pipe with a couple rocks under the seat in a bag.
I was arrested & @ 43, this was my 1st arrest ever.
I was detained & performed the sobriety tests, admitted the drugs were mine, but refused a blood test.
After a couple of hours, I was released, given 4 citations, with an August 22 date. Last Saturday I received a certified letter changing my 1st court date to July 11.
I am beyond sorry for doing crack, but I feel I wanted to & needed to get caught, because I always felt guilty smoking it. I'm so terrified of the consequences of my stupidity & I'll do whatever I need to do to stay out of jail! Is there anything I can do now to prepare myself for my 1st court date? I can't afford an attorney & was told by the Va public defenders office that they are apointed by the court, I can't go to the office to request one myself.
Would it be wise for me to find an NA group now? Should I wait until after my 1st court date to find one?
I'm afraid I'll go to jail & I'm just so lost now!
On June 6, I was driving near the Pentagon. I was supposed to yield right, but being new to the area I drove past the yield & reversed illegally because there was no traffic behind me. I clearly could've driven straight & made a right at the stop sign in front of me, but no, i didn't & was subsequently pulled over by Pentagon police. They asked for my license & registration, which took me a while to find between my trunk & the junk in my car, until I finally found it buried under some junk in the passenger seat. The officers checked my license out, came back & gave me a warning, then asked to search my car. I was told its something they do to make sure no one is carrying any weapons, so I let them search my car knowing I had crack inside.
They found my pipe with a couple rocks under the seat in a bag.
I was arrested & @ 43, this was my 1st arrest ever.
I was detained & performed the sobriety tests, admitted the drugs were mine, but refused a blood test.
After a couple of hours, I was released, given 4 citations, with an August 22 date. Last Saturday I received a certified letter changing my 1st court date to July 11.
I am beyond sorry for doing crack, but I feel I wanted to & needed to get caught, because I always felt guilty smoking it. I'm so terrified of the consequences of my stupidity & I'll do whatever I need to do to stay out of jail! Is there anything I can do now to prepare myself for my 1st court date? I can't afford an attorney & was told by the Va public defenders office that they are apointed by the court, I can't go to the office to request one myself.
Would it be wise for me to find an NA group now? Should I wait until after my 1st court date to find one?
I'm afraid I'll go to jail & I'm just so lost now!
