Rockwall Troy
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
My 19 year old son lives in a rent house that I own. At 4 a.m. two party goers entered the house (both 21 years old). Within a minute, a uniformed police officer opened the closed back door and let himself in. Two more officers opened and entered the front door. Some of the party goers were under 21, the legal age to consume alcohol. My son was issued a citation for 'Minor In Consumption'. No sobriety test was given, no alcohol was seized from the home, no blood test or breath test. The officer later testified in the court trial that my son did NOT appear beligerent, red-eyed, drunk or confused. He still lost the trial with no legal counsel present. Fine was $600 and loss of drivers license for 60 days. He did seek to get a license to drive to work only.
Is there any illegal behaviour of entering and searching his home? All minors received citations at the party. No one over 21 received a citation... not even for providing alcohol. Officers say they entered the home because 'they believed the two party goers that entered the house before them were under aged'... they were, in fact, 21.
My 19 year old son lives in a rent house that I own. At 4 a.m. two party goers entered the house (both 21 years old). Within a minute, a uniformed police officer opened the closed back door and let himself in. Two more officers opened and entered the front door. Some of the party goers were under 21, the legal age to consume alcohol. My son was issued a citation for 'Minor In Consumption'. No sobriety test was given, no alcohol was seized from the home, no blood test or breath test. The officer later testified in the court trial that my son did NOT appear beligerent, red-eyed, drunk or confused. He still lost the trial with no legal counsel present. Fine was $600 and loss of drivers license for 60 days. He did seek to get a license to drive to work only.
Is there any illegal behaviour of entering and searching his home? All minors received citations at the party. No one over 21 received a citation... not even for providing alcohol. Officers say they entered the home because 'they believed the two party goers that entered the house before them were under aged'... they were, in fact, 21.