Gun charge question

[Jack_David]

I don't understand- and it might not even be relevent- but why was your gun in the trunk of your friends car? what were you guys up to?

Lots of people keep loaded firearms in thier car.

I keep a rifle in the trunk of my car, and a handgun in the glove compartment.

 

[Zephyr]

Lots of people keep loaded firearms in thier car.

I keep a rifle in the trunk of my car, and a handgun in the glove compartment.

I totally understand that, especially in texas, if this were his own car it wouldn't be a question, but I can't get around the fact that he had his gun in his friends car, that just seems odd to me, I think there may be more to this...


I mean how did that happen, right before they left he says to his friend, hey man can you pop the trunk so I can throw my gun in there?

not buyin

maybe the gun WAS in the front, then when they got pulled over they got a little scared he told the friend in the backseat, "hey pull down that seat and toss this in the trunk"

that I would buy, and from and officer seeing some monkeying around in the backseat probably then did have cause to search.

 

[Kane]

True, and I digress.

Let's hypothosize. If I had a couple of Vicodin wrapped up in foil in my pocket and an officer searched me (for whatever legit reason) would it be in my best interest to tell him I have a prescription or to not say anything.

It would be in your interest, to tell the cop you had a script, if that would result in the cop letting you go.

That's true, whether or not you actually had a script.

The issue though, is whether simply telling the cop you had a script, would cause the cop to let you go.

As a practical matter, most cops don't make a habit of believing everything everybody tells them. For good reason.

(I'm not faulting them, by the way - I think it's a perfectly reasonable attitude for them to have.)


Jack David - Possessing a prescription med, without the prescription, is a crime in Texas. This is something a lot of people don't know, until they get arrested.

 

[Heather2]

Jack David - Possessing a prescription med, without the prescription, is a crime in Texas. This is something a lot of people don't know, until they get arrested.

I'm almost positive it's a crime in all 50 states.

 

[anthony361]

Ok well my freind is headed to court soon and is telling me that he will take the charge if it remains a misdameanor and doesnt get upgraded to a felony. But what i dont get is why do people keep saying that the charge can get raised to a felony? I mean we werent near a school we werent caught at a store where beer is sold and none of us were felons. I think people watch to many movies because they keep saying that its a year for every bullet that was in the gun. Man i just dont want to go to jail sure i smoke a lil weed to relax and i have a gun for protection but that doesnt make me a violent druggy. F*** man I mean to tell yall the truth yes the gun was mine...yes the car belongs to my girlfriend but i didnt know the gun was in the trunk till they pulled it out. The thing is i make my girlfriend ride around with it for her safety and she told me the day i got arrested(after) that she always put the gun in the trunk cuz she didnt like carrying it in her purse and that she forgot to take it out. Im sure i can use that as a defense but i dont want to get her in trouble. And also if i testify at my friends trial that the gun was mine will they throw me in jail immediatly? and also will i still get to go to trial for it?