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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? CALIFORNIA
I was driving recently and pulled over by the police. I was not speeding, not doing anything unusual, and not doing anything that would be considered illegal. I followed the usual protocol - liscense and registration. After questioning my passenger and myself about where we were coming from (the mall) and where we were headed (home), he said he could smell marijuana and asked us if we had any. I immediately produced a very small quantity of marijuana (considerably less than one ounce; about 1/16th of an ounce) and a small pipe packed with marijuana. The officer asked me if we had any more marijuana, and I responded no. I even granted the officer permission to search my vehicle because I was confident in the fact that there was no more marijuana to be found. The officer searched my passenger, myself, and my vehicle but found nothing else. The officer confiscated the marijuana but oddly was given my pipe back (empty of course). No one was not arrested, my car was not impounded, and no other course of law was taken. The officer handed only myself a ticket to appear in traffic court and asked me to sign it - which I did. He never told us the reason why he had pulled us over in the first place, however, and let us go.
Upon further inspection of the ticket, the officer did write that I had possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, but I looked up the code that the officer logged on my ticket as the reason he had pulled me over. The code states that the liscense plate light on the rear bumper of my car was not white, and furthermore states that I was advised about it. However, that was NEVER advised to me at the time that I was pulled over nor metioned to me during the course of the incident. Not to mention, my liscense plate light on my rear bumper IS WHITE, and I have NEVER changed it's light since I purchased the vehicle. My traffic ticket states that I have to appear at court to contest the charge.
I admit that I was in possession of a very small amount of marijuana, but I find the reason the officer indicated for pulling me over (about my liscense plate light not being white when in fact is WAS white) to be quite unjustified. Not to mention, my passenger and I are both hispanic and both have shaved heads, and I believe that profiling my have been involved as we were from out-of-town and were in a "rich" part of town. Can I contest my ticket when I appear for court? Is there a possibility I can have my case dismissed because of this? Someone please help!!!
I was driving recently and pulled over by the police. I was not speeding, not doing anything unusual, and not doing anything that would be considered illegal. I followed the usual protocol - liscense and registration. After questioning my passenger and myself about where we were coming from (the mall) and where we were headed (home), he said he could smell marijuana and asked us if we had any. I immediately produced a very small quantity of marijuana (considerably less than one ounce; about 1/16th of an ounce) and a small pipe packed with marijuana. The officer asked me if we had any more marijuana, and I responded no. I even granted the officer permission to search my vehicle because I was confident in the fact that there was no more marijuana to be found. The officer searched my passenger, myself, and my vehicle but found nothing else. The officer confiscated the marijuana but oddly was given my pipe back (empty of course). No one was not arrested, my car was not impounded, and no other course of law was taken. The officer handed only myself a ticket to appear in traffic court and asked me to sign it - which I did. He never told us the reason why he had pulled us over in the first place, however, and let us go.
Upon further inspection of the ticket, the officer did write that I had possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, but I looked up the code that the officer logged on my ticket as the reason he had pulled me over. The code states that the liscense plate light on the rear bumper of my car was not white, and furthermore states that I was advised about it. However, that was NEVER advised to me at the time that I was pulled over nor metioned to me during the course of the incident. Not to mention, my liscense plate light on my rear bumper IS WHITE, and I have NEVER changed it's light since I purchased the vehicle. My traffic ticket states that I have to appear at court to contest the charge.
I admit that I was in possession of a very small amount of marijuana, but I find the reason the officer indicated for pulling me over (about my liscense plate light not being white when in fact is WAS white) to be quite unjustified. Not to mention, my passenger and I are both hispanic and both have shaved heads, and I believe that profiling my have been involved as we were from out-of-town and were in a "rich" part of town. Can I contest my ticket when I appear for court? Is there a possibility I can have my case dismissed because of this? Someone please help!!!