Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

My son was arrested for domestic violence the fiance is not the one that called her mother did there was no pressed charges he had to pay a fine which is paid and was put in diversion program and has to take 2 classes by Sept 6 he was pulled over on the 19th was asked to show his license and he did the cop asked if he had been smoking my son replied I smoked a cigarette before I picked up my daughter cop said not that kind of smoke I need to search your car my son said yes sir they found an empty baggie and told him they found a piece of marijuana on the back of his shirt the officer got in the car and drove it to the corner and brought it back and parked it released it to my son girlfriends aunt along with phone and baby.the officer that pulled him over is not the same officer that wrote the report either. So because he bonded out for the first one they parker vs stated him he went to court for these charges which were posse ion of paraphernalia and the other one was possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis......the public defender told him to take plea for 12 months probation,random drug test,50 hrs community service,375 court costs and he would b out l,he is still sitting there can we sew the county and still fight this on the outside.........may have to stay til Sept 6 and if he does I feel as though it should b time served and he shouldn't have to pay anything........therest are people out committing real crimes and my son is taking up space and shouldn't the car have been towed as well

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