my friend was pulled overon february 6th because her liscense plate light was out. i was in the passenger seat. the officer asked for permission to take a dog around her car to smell for drugs. he did so and told us the dog had behavior changes and would need to search the car. the officer found two sodas with lids that contained rum in them and also a bottle of rum in the back seat. we told him we had not been drinking and we both blew zeros but were arrested for minor possession of alcohol. at our preliminary hearing i was told i was being charged with minor consumption. the judge gave me a copy of the police statement and it said my friend and i admitted to drinking that night. i KNOW this is untrue. he also wrote in the statement that his dog had NO behavior changes and we simply gave him permission to search her car. they have offered a diversion only if i plead guilty to that FALSE charge. and i would have to pay around 700 and take alcohol classes. should i take this diversion? i feel it's unreasonable. PLEASE HELP!Legal advice about a minor consumption charge..?
Get a public defender, you will get a reduced sentence.
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Welcome to the system. Sorry to say but there is nothing you can do except get a lawyer. But at the same time its your word against the high and mighty cop. Almost the same thing happened to me. They completely violated my rights to search my car and found nothing. I humored them for a little bit and played around. All this because of a supposed smell of marijuana. Never smoked never touched a drug. Seemed like he was looking for trouble.
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