Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

First offense of marijuana

I was camping with my friends and some other friends that I didnt know very well. Someone passed around the pipe and I proceeded to smoke it when they caught me. It was not my pipe nor my marijuana. There are also questions regarding the procedures that the park ranger took. I was in his custody for over an hour and a half and he had already handed me my ticket before he miranadized me. He also didnt have me sign a form to have the marijuana tested. He mailed me the form that I got a week and a half later. Also he knew it wasnt my possesion because he saw another male pass me the pipe and the man passed the park ranger the rest of the marijuana and he refused to take it from him he asked me to take it from the male and then made me hand it to him.


Asked on 9/16/08, 7:39 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: First offense of marijuana

If you've been caught with the weed and duly charged with simple posession (Class 1 misdemeanor), you should have an attnorney representing you in this criminal matter.

(Ask the court to appoint you one if you cannot afford to hire such on your own.)

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Answered on 9/18/08, 2:31 am
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: First offense of marijuana

If you've been caught with the weed and duly charged with simple possession (Class 1 misdemeanor), you should have an attnorney representing you in this criminal matter.

(Ask the court to appoint you one if you cannot afford to hire such on your own.)

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Answered on 9/18/08, 2:32 am


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