What is the name of your state?Pennsylvania
What infringement? The short detention while waiting for the K9 is acceptable, and YOU TOLD HIM about the stuff that was on you.I was a passenger I car pulled over for a minor traffic violation both me and the driver were wearing seatbelts and totally sober. Cop asked driver to exit car at which time he followed the officer to the rear of the car for a short conversation before the cop came to my window and requested my license??? I had it in my knapsack at my feet so i gave him my valid license but knew something wasn’t right. He commented on me looking very tired..I was and told him I hadn’t slept...he then asked ME for permission ro search the car??!? I said it wasnt my car. He then asked to search my knapsack to which I said no. He then asked me to get out and by know another officer had arrived.
He then said he was calling in the K9!! I asked how a routine minor traffic stop turned into a search and hd basically admitted that he cld tell just by looking at the car that there probably were drugs in it?!?
He then lulled me into admitting I had a tiny amount (about a joints worth ) by saying “(He) didn’t care about a little amount of weed.” So Figuring on the dog I told him of the weed and also a few syringes in my bagthat were totally capped and clean and there was absolutely NO other drugs or trace of drugs in the car.
I am being charged w possession of a small amount of marijuana for personal use and the paraphernalia. I am 46 yrs old with NO record at all. I feel ...I KNOW...my rights have been trampled on by two overzealous cops who were obviously excited at the prospect of making a big bust!
I am scheduled to see my wifes lawyer but I am just wondering since it seems such an obvious infringement of my 4th amendment rights the best way to go about getting this crap thrown out. Thanks you!
He also handcuffed us and stuffed us in back of his car while we waited for them to find exactly what we said would be there. I even asked the guy if they were gonna be pissed after all this that there was nothing else there cause they seemed so amped! And the one dude couldnt stop shooting off his mouth about how the dogs arent really that effective anyway since we were next to a crowded off ramp and there so sensitive that any car passing w stuff in it could confuse or set off the k9! He was the same guy who said “I cld tell there was drugs in this car (A older VW Jetta) just by looking at it!”What infringement? The short detention while waiting for the K9 is acceptable, and YOU TOLD HIM about the stuff that was on you.
Thanks for response btw!He also handcuffed us and stuffed us in back of his car while we waited for them to find exactly what we said would be there. I even asked the guy if they were gonna be pissed after all this that there was nothing else there cause they seemed so amped! And the one dude couldnt stop shooting off his mouth about how the dogs arent really that effective anyway since we were next to a crowded off ramp and there so sensitive that any car passing w stuff in it could confuse or set off the k9! He was the same guy who said “I cld tell there was drugs in this car (A older VW Jetta) just by looking at it!”
So?He also handcuffed us and stuffed us in back of his car while we waited for them to find exactly what we said would be there.
All that shows is that you're a wise-cracking drug user.I even asked the guy if they were gonna be pissed after all this that there was nothing else there cause they seemed so amped!
So?And the one dude couldnt stop shooting off his mouth about how the dogs arent really that effective anyway since we were next to a crowded off ramp and there so sensitive that any car passing w stuff in it could confuse or set off the k9! He was the same guy who said “I cld tell there was drugs in this car (A older VW Jetta) just by looking at it!”
You're welcomeThanks for response btw!
Not legal advice but something to think about. That your wife apparently has a criminal defense attorney on retainer means that both of you seriously need to reassess your life choices.I am scheduled to see my wifes lawyer but I am just wondering since it seems such an obvious infringement of my 4th amendment rights the best way to go about getting this crap thrown out. Thanks you!