MrWright1451
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TEXAS
Dear sir,
I am a High School graduate with Texas Scholars planning on pursing a carrier in pharmaceuticals. I graduated with every class with or above a B average. I am currently unemployed at the time of this post and I am not enrolled in college for reasons of my own. I have NEVER been charged with any felony in the 18 years of my life.
On Thursday of November 12 2009, I was arrested for Public Intoxication. My story begins on November 11 2009. I was at my house with nothing to do so i decided to call a friend and see what he has planned. He tells me he is at his girlfriends house and will be returning to his house shortly. I figured it was a good opportunity to get out the house because i was going insane with boredom. He tells me he will give me a call back to let me know when he is leaving from his girlfriends house and will meet up with me halfway. This was at about 11:30 pm on Wednesday. I get the call back and head out onto a journey to meet my friend. I had brushed my teeth and shaved my face before i left to plan ahead (because i knew i wouldn't have the chance to do so until the next day). My friends house is a long walking distance from my house (about 4 miles). About 30% into our journey, we are stopped by a police vehicle with two policemen in the car. They step out the car and one tells me to remove my hands from my pockets for what reason is still a mystery to this day and begins to ask the routine questions. I have been stopped before and for some reason i attract police as if i have an donut aroma. I thought by the initial conversation we would have been off the hook. But they still suspected that we were up to something and proceeded searching me and my friend. I had a wallet, MP3 player, house keys, cell phone and a lighter. Nothing Illegal. My friend on the other hand, had about 30 grams of marijuana on him and some other personal items. Very illegal. After the cops had seen this they put handcuff's on us and one cop had asked if we were planning on selling the weed. My friend had answered no to selling the weed and it was his to consume. They put my friend in the cop car and then the cop asked me if i smoke weed. I answered yes and it has been long since i last smoked (which is the honest to god truth). The cop told me "We are not going to arrest you but just have you detained and then you are set free." Then they put me in the back of the cop car and ran a background check on me and my friend. We both have our records clean. Then the other cop opens the door and tells me i am being arrested for public intoxication. We were taken to the police station and went through the finger printing process, picture taking, and the whole nine yards. I spent about 15 hours in total in jail starting from my arrest at approximately 1:30am. I went to court that same day and pleaded No Contest because i was afraid they would use a drug test on me and i smoked weed within 30 days. My next court date is on December 21 2009.
I have several questions but i will narrow it down to three.
1. Is this legal because i never undergone any tests proving that i was an endangerment to myself or others around me?
2. Will this affect me getting a drivers license? (note:this is one of the reasons i am not in the college i want to go to)
3. Since i plead no contest what should i do when i go to my next court date?
P.S. my friends grandfather is a constable and had gotten the police report the very next day. It said "I had red glossy eyes with marijuana aroma coming from my breath". How is that possible if i brushed my teeth before my arrest? What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Dear sir,
I am a High School graduate with Texas Scholars planning on pursing a carrier in pharmaceuticals. I graduated with every class with or above a B average. I am currently unemployed at the time of this post and I am not enrolled in college for reasons of my own. I have NEVER been charged with any felony in the 18 years of my life.
On Thursday of November 12 2009, I was arrested for Public Intoxication. My story begins on November 11 2009. I was at my house with nothing to do so i decided to call a friend and see what he has planned. He tells me he is at his girlfriends house and will be returning to his house shortly. I figured it was a good opportunity to get out the house because i was going insane with boredom. He tells me he will give me a call back to let me know when he is leaving from his girlfriends house and will meet up with me halfway. This was at about 11:30 pm on Wednesday. I get the call back and head out onto a journey to meet my friend. I had brushed my teeth and shaved my face before i left to plan ahead (because i knew i wouldn't have the chance to do so until the next day). My friends house is a long walking distance from my house (about 4 miles). About 30% into our journey, we are stopped by a police vehicle with two policemen in the car. They step out the car and one tells me to remove my hands from my pockets for what reason is still a mystery to this day and begins to ask the routine questions. I have been stopped before and for some reason i attract police as if i have an donut aroma. I thought by the initial conversation we would have been off the hook. But they still suspected that we were up to something and proceeded searching me and my friend. I had a wallet, MP3 player, house keys, cell phone and a lighter. Nothing Illegal. My friend on the other hand, had about 30 grams of marijuana on him and some other personal items. Very illegal. After the cops had seen this they put handcuff's on us and one cop had asked if we were planning on selling the weed. My friend had answered no to selling the weed and it was his to consume. They put my friend in the cop car and then the cop asked me if i smoke weed. I answered yes and it has been long since i last smoked (which is the honest to god truth). The cop told me "We are not going to arrest you but just have you detained and then you are set free." Then they put me in the back of the cop car and ran a background check on me and my friend. We both have our records clean. Then the other cop opens the door and tells me i am being arrested for public intoxication. We were taken to the police station and went through the finger printing process, picture taking, and the whole nine yards. I spent about 15 hours in total in jail starting from my arrest at approximately 1:30am. I went to court that same day and pleaded No Contest because i was afraid they would use a drug test on me and i smoked weed within 30 days. My next court date is on December 21 2009.
I have several questions but i will narrow it down to three.
1. Is this legal because i never undergone any tests proving that i was an endangerment to myself or others around me?
2. Will this affect me getting a drivers license? (note:this is one of the reasons i am not in the college i want to go to)
3. Since i plead no contest what should i do when i go to my next court date?
P.S. my friends grandfather is a constable and had gotten the police report the very next day. It said "I had red glossy eyes with marijuana aroma coming from my breath". How is that possible if i brushed my teeth before my arrest? What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?