Legal Question in Criminal Law in North Carolina

Burke county task force officers told me they would charge my family with precursors if I didn't take the charge. The precursors where not found on me they where found inside the truck while I was in Wal-Mart. When I came out the police already had my sister and her friend in the parking lot and they had already wrote statements on me by that time saying that I was making meth at home.(I didnt know this until later after a motion for discovery).So the police had said if I didnt take the precursor charge the was gonna charge my sister with it. Then after being indicated on the charges a detective came and said they will throw out the manufacturing charge if I plead guilty for the precursor charge. My sentence is 36 months. My questions is what should I do? Was it legal for them to do me that way? Can I get it thrown out? And final thing is it has been continued 3 times and I cannot afford tge attorney I had hired because of employment issues so can I file for a court appointed lawyer now?


Asked on 1/09/17, 1:09 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Yes, using threats and trickery is generally a legal tactic for law enforcement. No, you likely can't get it 'thrown out' most likely because instead of keeping your mouth shut like you are suppose to do, you likely already told law enforcement everything they need to know.. If you can't afford an attorney you can get a Court appointed attorney or Public Defender and you need one ASAP. What you need to do now is what you should have done from the start - keep your mouth shut and don't say anything to law enforcement and follow your attorney's instructions.

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Answered on 1/10/17, 9:50 am


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