What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
My question involves criminal law for the state of: Ohio
A couple friends and I (all 20 years old )were in a college bar (Oxford, OH) last night and were cited for underage possession. We had wristbands on, even though we were not 21, and we given a beer each. The beers were bought by someone who is 21.
We had just received the beers and were walking to the upper bar via stairwell and there were 3 cops standing in the stairwell, basically just bull****ting around. They basically picked us out of the large crowd of people at random as we were walking by, asking us to show our id's, even though we all clearly had wristbands (in other words, where was there probable cause?).
Upon showing our Id's we were cuffed and taken to the police station, where we all received citations for underage possession.
Okay, we were clearly in the wrong, I am just looking for a little advice on how best to go at this, preferably w/o having to hire a lawyer. Just gonna lay out a couple questions:
1. How should we plead? I have heard that since it is underage possession, and they have the physical evidence of the beer in our possession, it is basically useless to attempt to plead not guilty.
2. If we choose to suggest a diversion program to possibly get these charges expunged from our records, does anyone know where I could find a list of programs that exist in Ohio?
3. In the case that one of us has a minor misdemeanor that was expunged from their record less than one year ago, what type of trouble is this person in?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My question involves criminal law for the state of: Ohio
A couple friends and I (all 20 years old )were in a college bar (Oxford, OH) last night and were cited for underage possession. We had wristbands on, even though we were not 21, and we given a beer each. The beers were bought by someone who is 21.
We had just received the beers and were walking to the upper bar via stairwell and there were 3 cops standing in the stairwell, basically just bull****ting around. They basically picked us out of the large crowd of people at random as we were walking by, asking us to show our id's, even though we all clearly had wristbands (in other words, where was there probable cause?).
Upon showing our Id's we were cuffed and taken to the police station, where we all received citations for underage possession.
Okay, we were clearly in the wrong, I am just looking for a little advice on how best to go at this, preferably w/o having to hire a lawyer. Just gonna lay out a couple questions:
1. How should we plead? I have heard that since it is underage possession, and they have the physical evidence of the beer in our possession, it is basically useless to attempt to plead not guilty.
2. If we choose to suggest a diversion program to possibly get these charges expunged from our records, does anyone know where I could find a list of programs that exist in Ohio?
3. In the case that one of us has a minor misdemeanor that was expunged from their record less than one year ago, what type of trouble is this person in?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?