1 ecstasy pill

[7654]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Georgia

I was at a party that got busted. I'm underage and there were 3 of us standing around a box with beer in it in the back porch area, so they said we're all getting charged with underage possession. Ok, fair enough. A cop went to pick up the box, looked under a table nearby and from a grove underneath he pulls out this dirty, disgusting looking pill and tells us it looks like ecstasy. He asks us if we threw it there. My friend tells him that thing looks kind of weathered and like it's been there a while. It looked like at one stage in its life it had been bright yellow, not anymore. So at a moment when the cop was slightly distracted by another cop I casually took a photo of it on my phone (cos I don't trust where this is going), which the cops hated and wanted me to delete it. I said sorry my phone's locked now and was there a law that I broke? The photo is of ok quality and shows that there is definitely crap stuck to the pill that wouldn't happen if someone had just tossed it there. It shows the different shades of yellow on it and that the imprint on it is messed up.
Anyway, they got all annoyed and arrested all 3 of us for possessing 1 ecstasy pill. People must be on ecstasy rations. Surprisingly enough my phone didn't go missing at jail booking and I still have the photo.

How are we in possession of this pill when we have no knowledge of it, it's out of our reach, it's obviously been sitting there longer than a few minutes? We'd had a few drinks, had not taken any drugs/were not under the influence of E. And how do 3 people possess 1 ecstasy pill?

Can we use the photo? Is it useful?

 

[TigerD]

You need to talk to a criminal defense attorney.

And no one else.

DC

 

[BigMouthWino]

You know a lot about ecstasy pills, their coloration, imprints, etc. for someone who does not possess them. Airing this out on the internet, as debtcollector stated, given the specificity of the facts of your case might not be a bright idea.

 

[7654]

You know a lot about ecstasy pills, their coloration, imprints, etc. for someone who does not possess them.

Sure. I was shown photos of them at my high school and at drug education classes. It's not illegal to pay attention is it?
That is all common knowledge. My comments are no different to comments that ANY person my age could make.

It takes no specific knowledge of ecstasy to look at an object and determine that it is discolored.

 

[BigMouthWino]

It takes no specific knowledge of ecstasy to look at an object and determine that it is discolored.

It would take, at a minimum, the knowledge of the original color of the pill to know whether or not it is "discolored." Ecstasy pills come in many shapes, sizes and colors.

 

[7654]

It would take, at a minimum, the knowledge of the original color of the pill to know whether or not it is "discolored." Ecstasy pills come in many shapes, sizes and colors.

Did you read the bit where I said it had different shades of yellow on it? It was patchy.

 

[BigMouthWino]

Did you read the bit where I said it had different shades of yellow on it? It was patchy.

How do you know it wasn't that way to begin with?

 

[TigerD]

How do you know it wasn't that way to begin with?

OP, and that is why you shouldn't be talking to anyone.

Really, you need to stop talking to anyone and get an attorney. A drug conviction has serious negative consequences on your life. And I promise you the cops know more about drugs on the street than you do.

DC

 

[7654]

How do you know it wasn't that way to begin with?

You're welcome to search the internet for even just one photo of an ecstasy pill that has a patchy patten to it. Not speckled. Patchy. Big patches of different shades. Go ahead.

 

[justalayman]

The photo is of ok quality and shows that there is definitely crap stuck to the pill that wouldn't happen if someone had just tossed it there.

ya mean what it might look like if somebody had carried it in their pocket without the protection of a bag or bottle?

'm underage and there were 3 of us standing around a box with beer in it in the back porch area, so they said we're all getting charged with underage possession. Ok, fair enough. A cop went to pick up the box, looked under a table nearby and from a grove underneath he pulls out

How are we in possession of this pill when we have no knowledge of it,

that's what everybody says when they get caught

it's out of our reach,

yet you were standing "around a box" where the pill was discovered

it's obviously been sitting there longer than a few minutes?

really? How is that obvious? poor condition of the pill is not necessarily indicative of how long it has been there.

And how do 3 people possess 1 ecstasy pill?

You're welcome to search the internet for

constructive possession

Can we use the photo? Is it useful?

it's your photo. Sure you can use it. Maybe for a background on your phone. You can show everybody the pill that sent you to jail.



get a lawyer

 

[7654]

ya mean what it might look like if somebody had carried it in their pocket without the protection of a bag or bottle?

Sure. If that's where you keep your dirt or your garden.

yet you were standing "around a box" where the pill was discovered

No. That's not "where" the pill was discovered. The pill was under a table nearby. I assume he was looking for more alcohol.

really? How is that obvious? poor condition of the pill is not necessarily indicative of how long it has been there.

It's really the stuff growing on it that gives it away.

constructive possession

This is your one potentially useful comment.

 

[justalayman]

Typically I don't root for the cops but in this situation, I really hope for the worst for you. You have been nothing more than an ungrateful little twit. You came here asking for information and every time anybody gave you any you reply with vitriol. Hopefully it is ecstacy and your little friends conspire against you and rat you out in harmony.

 

[7654]

Typically I don't root for the cops but in this situation, I really hope for the worst for you. You have been nothing more than an ungrateful little twit. You came here asking for information and every time anybody gave you any you reply with vitriol. Hopefully it is ecstacy and your little friends conspire against you and rat you out in harmony.

O...K.

You're really the only aggressive one in this thread. The rest has just been a discussion about what ecstasy pills look like.

 

[Eekamouse]

Tossing the pill under a nearby table doesn't make it less likely to have been yours. Don't you think others have tried that in the past? Get a lawyer. You're going to need one.

 

[Ohiogal]

You're welcome to search the internet for even just one photo of an ecstasy pill that has a patchy patten to it. Not speckled. Patchy. Big patches of different shades. Go ahead.

http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/mdma/mdma_images_gallery1.shtml