Legal Question in Criminal Law in Georgia

On April 18th 2011, i was spotted rolling a marijuana cigar on the upper deck of some apartments. Narcotics officers came out the woods and saw me, one of them walked up the stairs of the apartments and asked me where the drugs were (by this time i had already dropped and put my foot over the cigar i was rolling) I told the officer i did not know what he was talking about he asked me to stand up and put my hands behind my back he then picked up the cigar and put handcuffs on me. On the chair next to me was a grocery bag with approximately 51 grams of marijuana the officer walked me around the building and had me sit on the curb. OK i immediately denied knowing it was their and never stated it was mine, the place i was at was not my house and their where 5 other people there, no one other then myself was arrested, and no one else was questioned. I was asked if someone whom i didn't know sold it to me and i said i didn't know what they where talking about, I was not read my writes. I still have my first offender and iv never been in any other trouble in my life. This is a felony case so i am wondering how i should approach it. Thank you for any help you can provide me


Asked on 5/07/11, 8:48 pm

4 Answers from Attorneys
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

You should approach it by stopping talking with police and hiring a lawyer. You are facing up to 10 years in prison, plus fines.,

You can be charged with possession of marijuana even if you are not �holding� the drugs. This means that if the drugs are within your reach and a reasonable person would believe you had knowledge of it, you possess it.

You are in serious trouble. You may unemployable after a conviction, and you will lose more than your freedom and fines if things go badly - you will also lose the right to drive and other rights. (By the way, no law requires your rights being read unless they want to use your statements in court).

Get a lawyer. You've likely already hurt your case by talking at all. Now get a lawyer. You are already 19 days late on doing that.

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Answered on 5/07/11, 8:55 pm
Lawrence Lewis Lawrence Lewis, P.C.

You need to hire an attoreny. Not me, because you know too much (too smart for your own good), and would be too much of a headache to represent, but you should still get representation. This long question, but no thoughts as to why the police were coming out of the woods. Hmmmm. Contact me when you are on your third felony. You will be there within seven years, and I will still be in business.

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Answered on 5/08/11, 2:33 am
Lawrence Lewis Lawrence Lewis, P.C.

You need to hire an attoreny. Not me, because you know too much (too smart for your own good), and would be too much of a headache to represent, but you should still get representation. This long question, but no thoughts as to why the police were coming out of the woods. Hmmmm. Contact me when you are on your third felony. You will be there within seven years, and I will still be in business.

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Answered on 5/08/11, 2:33 am
Lawrence Lewis Lawrence Lewis, P.C.

You need to hire an attoreny. Not me, because you know too much (too smart for your own good), and would be too much of a headache to represent, but you should still get representation. This long question, but no thoughts as to why the police were coming out of the woods. Hmmmm. Contact me when you are on your third felony. You will be there within seven years, and I will still be in business.

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Answered on 5/08/11, 2:33 am


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