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toomuchbooz
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What is the name of your state?
Virginia
I recently was charged with possession of alcohol, drunk in public, and littering at a local college campus. The case will be tried in the county where the college is located. This is after being convicted of DUI around 4 months ago. In that case, my license was restricted to work and ASAP (alcohol safety action program) for a year, along with 30 days suspended jail sentence providing I be on good behavior. I guess this is considered unsupervised probation, not sure?? The DUI occurred in another county.
On the night I got those 3 charges, I had been drinking alot and a campus police officer saw me and stopped me. When I realized he was coming to talk to me, in my drunken stupidity, I threw my beer bottle down. It busted on the ground. He immediately put me in handcuffs. I did not take a breathalizer, realizing that I wasnt required to because I had not been driving. I was placed in jail anyway and released the next morning. I'm not making alot of money right now so I had to get a court appointed attorney. I will meet with her tomorrow and she doesnt seem too excited about defending my case. She probably will not put alot of effort into this case, judging from the way she wanted to talk to me about my case over the telephone instead of meeting in person.
My questions are:
1) What are the consequences of these crimes in VA?
2) Will my previous DUI conviction affect this case?
3) Can the officer prove I was drunk in public though I didnt take a breathalizer?
4) Since I threw the bottle down, how is this possession of alcohol, considering I had no other alcoholic beverages in my possession?
5) What should I say if asked if I'm on probation?
6) Since my court appointed attorney doesnt seem like a good bet, will I still be able to ask for another attorney when I go to court?
Virginia
I recently was charged with possession of alcohol, drunk in public, and littering at a local college campus. The case will be tried in the county where the college is located. This is after being convicted of DUI around 4 months ago. In that case, my license was restricted to work and ASAP (alcohol safety action program) for a year, along with 30 days suspended jail sentence providing I be on good behavior. I guess this is considered unsupervised probation, not sure?? The DUI occurred in another county.
On the night I got those 3 charges, I had been drinking alot and a campus police officer saw me and stopped me. When I realized he was coming to talk to me, in my drunken stupidity, I threw my beer bottle down. It busted on the ground. He immediately put me in handcuffs. I did not take a breathalizer, realizing that I wasnt required to because I had not been driving. I was placed in jail anyway and released the next morning. I'm not making alot of money right now so I had to get a court appointed attorney. I will meet with her tomorrow and she doesnt seem too excited about defending my case. She probably will not put alot of effort into this case, judging from the way she wanted to talk to me about my case over the telephone instead of meeting in person.
My questions are:
1) What are the consequences of these crimes in VA?
2) Will my previous DUI conviction affect this case?
3) Can the officer prove I was drunk in public though I didnt take a breathalizer?
4) Since I threw the bottle down, how is this possession of alcohol, considering I had no other alcoholic beverages in my possession?
5) What should I say if asked if I'm on probation?
6) Since my court appointed attorney doesnt seem like a good bet, will I still be able to ask for another attorney when I go to court?