What is the name of your state? Kentucky, arrested in Ohio
Hi I'm 23 yrs old, have not been arrested ever in my whole life, until a few days ago. Me and a friend of mine were driving back to Kentucky after being pulled over for not having a license plate. I showed the cop my plate (I had it in the back seat). After a little bit the cop asks "have you guys been smoking marijuana? I can smell it strongly". My friend admitted he smoked some and the cop searched our car and found an ashtray with joint roaches on it and a small bag with about a gram in it. My friend admitted it was his so I was not charged. He also found a loaded pistol in my friend's denim jacket he had laying on the floor that I DID NOT know was there. My friend did not confess to the gun and we were both cited with unlawful possession of a firearm and took to jail. I was bailed out and hired an attorney ASAP. What can I do? How can I convince the judge I did not know the gun was there? Or that it is not mine? I am a poor college student and this is not looking good for me or my reputation. I am not a violent person and would NEVER use a gun or even own one. Please help.
(By the way, I TRIED to tell my friend not to even bring the dope but he did not listen to me and started smoking it while I went into a pizza place to pick up our orders)
Hi I'm 23 yrs old, have not been arrested ever in my whole life, until a few days ago. Me and a friend of mine were driving back to Kentucky after being pulled over for not having a license plate. I showed the cop my plate (I had it in the back seat). After a little bit the cop asks "have you guys been smoking marijuana? I can smell it strongly". My friend admitted he smoked some and the cop searched our car and found an ashtray with joint roaches on it and a small bag with about a gram in it. My friend admitted it was his so I was not charged. He also found a loaded pistol in my friend's denim jacket he had laying on the floor that I DID NOT know was there. My friend did not confess to the gun and we were both cited with unlawful possession of a firearm and took to jail. I was bailed out and hired an attorney ASAP. What can I do? How can I convince the judge I did not know the gun was there? Or that it is not mine? I am a poor college student and this is not looking good for me or my reputation. I am not a violent person and would NEVER use a gun or even own one. Please help.
(By the way, I TRIED to tell my friend not to even bring the dope but he did not listen to me and started smoking it while I went into a pizza place to pick up our orders)