i am 17 and received a minor in posession and blew a .13. I received this ticket in Chippewa County while visiting a cousin. i am now in wayne county. i received a notice to appear in court today and it had an other charge of disordly person - drunk. is it legal for that to happen and i have a pretty clean record. What should i do about this also
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Yes, they can. At the arraignment you will be advised of the charges against you. Most Courts will waive arraignment when you hire an attorney who files a waiver. Ultimately, you need to hire a lawyer or go to Court yourself and request for Court Appointed Counsel (but that's only if you really can't afford it). If you ignore this matter, you will have bigger problems later. Daniel Hajji. 888.484.9349. Also you ought to inform your parents to help you through this.
You or your family should hire an experienced lawyer to help you through this case. You can read more about Michigan criminal offenses at:
www.AggressiveCriminalDefense.com
If you handle it right you can defer a plea under the MIP act and the prosecutor can be convinced to dismiss the disorderly. The result is that you will have no record. I wouldn't plead under HYTA - you may need it before you turn 21.
If you just plead guilty to both, you'll have a permanent record that cannot be expunged.
At least get a court appointed lawyer. There are no do-overs.
You can be charged with both. I am not certain what you mean by "pretty clean." If you have something on your record you may not be eligible for certain special first offender type of statuses. Regardless of what you decide to do in handling the case, you really need to be represented by an attorney in court.
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