What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Idaho
My ticket states "Drug Paraphernalia Use or Possess w/ Intent to Use"
I was driving down the highway speeding and a cop pulled me over. He told me that normally he wouldn't pull me over for the speed I was travelling, but the weather conditions didn't permit those kinds of speeds (it was raining).
After he gave me a ticket for speeding and failure to provide insurance he asked if he could search my car. I know now that I should have probably asked why, or said no, but I told him yes thinking the officer would take kindly to cooperation. I had completely forgot about a metal pipe sitting in a little cupboard in my car, I thought I was safe. The officer found it pretty quickly. He continued searching the car, but didn't find anything else suspicious.
The catch is that I know that pipe has never been used to smoke marijuana. There is a funny story behind the pipe's use actually, but that's probably irrelevant. I asked the other officer on location if the they had field test kits and could test the pipe for THC. He said yes, but didn't test the pipe. I know the pipe would pass because it wasn't used for marijuana.
So my question is, could I defend this in court? At least ask for the pipe to be sent to be tested before they could say it was truly marijuana? I told the officer who found the pipe that it wasn't used to smoke marijuana to which he replied "too bad, smells like it". Although his attitude to my question was arrogant and rather presumptuous, I was told never to argue, but to leave it for court. So I replied "OK, thank you sir".
My past records consists of 3 speeding tickets, but nothing drug related whatsoever. I turn 19 April of this year.
My ticket states "Drug Paraphernalia Use or Possess w/ Intent to Use"
I was driving down the highway speeding and a cop pulled me over. He told me that normally he wouldn't pull me over for the speed I was travelling, but the weather conditions didn't permit those kinds of speeds (it was raining).
After he gave me a ticket for speeding and failure to provide insurance he asked if he could search my car. I know now that I should have probably asked why, or said no, but I told him yes thinking the officer would take kindly to cooperation. I had completely forgot about a metal pipe sitting in a little cupboard in my car, I thought I was safe. The officer found it pretty quickly. He continued searching the car, but didn't find anything else suspicious.
The catch is that I know that pipe has never been used to smoke marijuana. There is a funny story behind the pipe's use actually, but that's probably irrelevant. I asked the other officer on location if the they had field test kits and could test the pipe for THC. He said yes, but didn't test the pipe. I know the pipe would pass because it wasn't used for marijuana.
So my question is, could I defend this in court? At least ask for the pipe to be sent to be tested before they could say it was truly marijuana? I told the officer who found the pipe that it wasn't used to smoke marijuana to which he replied "too bad, smells like it". Although his attitude to my question was arrogant and rather presumptuous, I was told never to argue, but to leave it for court. So I replied "OK, thank you sir".
My past records consists of 3 speeding tickets, but nothing drug related whatsoever. I turn 19 April of this year.