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marijuana charge (CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE)

Thu, 04 Jul 2002 12:13:00 GMT

What is the name of your state? texas. my son is 17 and is being charged with possession of marijuana. he was arrested in dec. since he was 17 i was not notified and therefore did not know that he had taken a large dose of medicine(xanax) that altered his state of mind. the police did not seem to notice either. when i picked him up at noon it had been about 10 hours since his arrest and he was obviously not himself. he was drooling, slurred speech, and speaking inappropriately.after he slept for about 6 hrs. he woke up and honestly had no idea what had happened. i am a nurse so i know it was the affects from the drug,(as i have taken care of many persons who had overdosed on this drug). he has not gotten in any trouble since the,it is 1st offense. does he need an att. does the fact that he was not able to recall or comprehend his rights affect his case?

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  • Thu, 04 Jul 2002 17:06:00 GMT(1)
  • Yes it will afect his rights..hopefully the police have him on video and his sentence will send him to the moon!
    Why waste your money on a lawyer...
    The kid is not right in the head, so if he wants to kill himself, why not let him?
    He misses his daddie!
  • Thu, 04 Jul 2002 17:35:00 GMT(2)
  • Check with a lawyer or try legal aid in your state. Some states I'm not sure if all have special drug courts to where if he doen't do anything thing else wrong it won't give him a record.
    As far as yoyoma goes just don't pay attion to people like He/she.
    You know your son if you think there may be a drug problem there are a lot of resources on line to find help.
    People make mistakes both young and old.
    If he's been charged he may also be eligible to get a PD who in alot of cases are good. Although I believe a private lawyer holds your case in a higher priority. They are also very expensive.
  • Mon, 15 Jul 2002 15:04:00 GMT(3)
  • Please ignore anything Yoyoma has to say... He or she actually more like it, has lost their account ans now has to log in as a guest, as no one ever appreciated It's comments. Good luck with your son.
  • Fri, 05 Jul 2002 10:52:00 GMT(4)
  • Obviously not one of an educated background, are you? Not knowing the complete details of another's life, a piece of advice that may help you in later incidences would be to keep your mouth shut on subjects you know nothing about to prevent yourself from being embarrassed or possibly hurt. And any issues you have with your father, keep them to yourself unless you willing to resolve them. Don't put them off on others.

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    Yes it will afect his rights..hopefully the police have him on video and his sentence will send him to the moon!
    Why waste your money on a lawyer...
    The kid is not right in the head, so if he wants to kill himself, why not let him?
    He misses his daddie!

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