Legal Question in Traffic Law in Texas

Fighting a Possession of Marijuana charge, first offence.
I'm 17 years old and last Friday I was pulled over for not having a license plate on the front of my car. One of my friends had left some Marijuana in my car that I hadn't remembered about at the moment, so when the cop asked if he could search my car I allowed him to. He then, of course, found it and I got charged with possession of Marijuana. This is my first offence and I have actually never even gotten a speeding ticket.
Before getting pulled over I left the a gas station about 1/8 of a mile from my high school. From there I headed towards it and had actually already turned off the road and into the parking lot. (There was a cancer walk going on and I was going to meet some of my friends up there) The cop never turned on his lights to stop me until AFTER I had turned into the parking lot. Since he stopped me once I was already in there, would I be able to fight any of my charges? If so, which ones, and who should I talk to about it?? I would greatly appreciate any help.

Thank you for your time.

Asked on 4/24/05, 3:03 pm

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Re: Fighting a Possession of Marijuana charge, first offence.

What was the officer? HPD, Sheriff, etc. You could have an attorney talk to the DA about deferred adjudication. Was this a felony charge?

Answered on 4/24/05, 3:22 pm

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