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AdamS
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What is the name of your state? Missouri
Here's the whole story:
On Dec 28, 2002 I was pulled over for speeding. I, and two of my buddies, were searched. My buddies got possession and paraphernalia charges, I got a speeding ticket and a paraphernalia charge. We were not arrested, and were able to drive home. We were all college kids, and still are. I am now clean, am an RA, NCAA tennis player, 3.9 GPA.
My buddies got a different lawyer (who was actually worse than mine) and had their charges reduced to litering. I had my speeding ticket dropped, and got a 1 year suspended imposition of sentence with 6 hrs community service for the paraphernalia. I have done the 6 hrs community service, and the 1 yr suspended sentence is up on March 26, 2004 (I have not touched weed since that night, and will never again). The maximum sentence for a class A misdeameanor in Missouri is 1 yr jail and/or $1000 fine. I was tried in a municipal court (which on their website states that the judge can only sentence a max of 90 days jail or $500 fine).
I have two questions:
1.) If after I serve my 1 yr suspended sentence, satisfying the court and have my record sealed, could the court or prosecuting attorney ever retry the case at any time in the future (since I was never convcted, or even tried, can they simply recharge me?)
2.) What would reasonably happen if I broke the terms of the suspension, with say, a lesser crime such as a minor speeding ticket? (the court said no trouble of any kind)
Here's the whole story:
On Dec 28, 2002 I was pulled over for speeding. I, and two of my buddies, were searched. My buddies got possession and paraphernalia charges, I got a speeding ticket and a paraphernalia charge. We were not arrested, and were able to drive home. We were all college kids, and still are. I am now clean, am an RA, NCAA tennis player, 3.9 GPA.
My buddies got a different lawyer (who was actually worse than mine) and had their charges reduced to litering. I had my speeding ticket dropped, and got a 1 year suspended imposition of sentence with 6 hrs community service for the paraphernalia. I have done the 6 hrs community service, and the 1 yr suspended sentence is up on March 26, 2004 (I have not touched weed since that night, and will never again). The maximum sentence for a class A misdeameanor in Missouri is 1 yr jail and/or $1000 fine. I was tried in a municipal court (which on their website states that the judge can only sentence a max of 90 days jail or $500 fine).
I have two questions:
1.) If after I serve my 1 yr suspended sentence, satisfying the court and have my record sealed, could the court or prosecuting attorney ever retry the case at any time in the future (since I was never convcted, or even tried, can they simply recharge me?)
2.) What would reasonably happen if I broke the terms of the suspension, with say, a lesser crime such as a minor speeding ticket? (the court said no trouble of any kind)