What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona
I was driving back from ASU after taking a placement test, on the way back home I wanted to stop and get food for my mother and me from this Chinese restaurant, I was unfamiliar with the area(I live 40miles north). I was having trouble finding the place, and I apparently made an illegal U-turn, but I don’t remember seeing a sign. Nearly at the parking lot of the restaurant, I was pulled over by an unmarked police car (Scottsdale police). As I parked the Police officer immediately stepped out of the vehicle and came to my car. I did have expired tags, and no proof of current insurance (but it wasn't expired, I just forgot to put the new one in). I ended up receiving two citations for that. He then asked me “Where is the weed?” I told him there wasn't any he said he smelled it, but I denied it. He then told me to step out the car, a second police officer came. They started searching for it and they could not find it. They said tell us where it is or the k-9 unit will come, I continued to deny it. The dog came and they still had trouble finding it, so they started ripping my car apart on the inside. They eventually found it (there was an ounce of marijuana, some of it was already bagged in small bags. They took me to jail and fingerprinted me and everything. Couple hours later the police officer asked me questions about what I was doing, and trying to get information out of me. I tried to make a story up that I was only transporting it, after 3 failed attempts to make up a story, I ended up telling the truth that I was selling it, and also who I was getting it from. He was mad I was lying to him all day; they ended up letting me go that night (after 6 hours). He told me I’m facing 3 charges (possession, intent to sell, and I think paraphernalia/ or lying to the police). I just turned 18 in April, I did this out of stupidity and in hopes of saving a little bit of money for college (I only have been doing it for 3 weeks). I'm enrolled into a university in hopes of going to medical school, and I'm majoring in bio-chemistry. This happened on 07-12-11, I’m still waiting for the charges in the mail. I have my whole life in front of me, I’m about to start college. I have no criminal record never been in trouble with the law before. What type of sentence am I facing? Is there any way to receive no jail time? Any advice would be appreciated, I am not a bad person just made a horrible mistake. I live in Arizona, Maricopa County.
I was driving back from ASU after taking a placement test, on the way back home I wanted to stop and get food for my mother and me from this Chinese restaurant, I was unfamiliar with the area(I live 40miles north). I was having trouble finding the place, and I apparently made an illegal U-turn, but I don’t remember seeing a sign. Nearly at the parking lot of the restaurant, I was pulled over by an unmarked police car (Scottsdale police). As I parked the Police officer immediately stepped out of the vehicle and came to my car. I did have expired tags, and no proof of current insurance (but it wasn't expired, I just forgot to put the new one in). I ended up receiving two citations for that. He then asked me “Where is the weed?” I told him there wasn't any he said he smelled it, but I denied it. He then told me to step out the car, a second police officer came. They started searching for it and they could not find it. They said tell us where it is or the k-9 unit will come, I continued to deny it. The dog came and they still had trouble finding it, so they started ripping my car apart on the inside. They eventually found it (there was an ounce of marijuana, some of it was already bagged in small bags. They took me to jail and fingerprinted me and everything. Couple hours later the police officer asked me questions about what I was doing, and trying to get information out of me. I tried to make a story up that I was only transporting it, after 3 failed attempts to make up a story, I ended up telling the truth that I was selling it, and also who I was getting it from. He was mad I was lying to him all day; they ended up letting me go that night (after 6 hours). He told me I’m facing 3 charges (possession, intent to sell, and I think paraphernalia/ or lying to the police). I just turned 18 in April, I did this out of stupidity and in hopes of saving a little bit of money for college (I only have been doing it for 3 weeks). I'm enrolled into a university in hopes of going to medical school, and I'm majoring in bio-chemistry. This happened on 07-12-11, I’m still waiting for the charges in the mail. I have my whole life in front of me, I’m about to start college. I have no criminal record never been in trouble with the law before. What type of sentence am I facing? Is there any way to receive no jail time? Any advice would be appreciated, I am not a bad person just made a horrible mistake. I live in Arizona, Maricopa County.
