Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Poss. of marj.

I am facing some criminal charges of

poss. of maraj. less than 2 oz.

however, the stuff in my car was not

mine and i had no knowledge that it

was is my car. I have never been in

trouble with the law as this is my

first arrest or anything on my

criminal record. I have two witnesses

that were in my car with my-self and

the guy who's stuff it was two days

later when he openly admitted that it

was his stuff and he's sorry i got in

trouble for it. What can I do, one

witness is going to be with me in

court the other can i take a noterized

letter with his statement on it? Will

their statements help my case or am

I still facing the charges with no hope

of getting them dropped?


Asked on 8/06/08, 11:22 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Fleet Tilden TildenLaw

Re: Poss. of marj.

One of the required elements in this offense is knowledge. If the other party is willing to appear in court/State Attorney's Office and give a sworn statement that the drugs were his/hers and that you had no knowledge, it may carry the day. HOWEVER, doing this yourself without the assistance of a skilled attorney is problematic. Hire a Lawyer now.

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Answered on 8/07/08, 7:24 am
TC Langford Langford Law Office

Re: Poss. of marj.

What do you mean, when you go to court? Is this set for trial? Do you have a lawyer? A notarized statement is going to be inadmissable at trial, but may have value in negotiating with the ADA -- but you are taking a huge risk if you attempt to resolve this without a criminal defense attorney.

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Answered on 8/06/08, 11:28 am


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