Legal Question in Criminal Law in West Virginia

drug dog busted me at a roadblock
I don't know if I should retain counsel as this would be my first offense and I am told I will likely be let off with unsupervised 90 day probation. Stopped at a roadblock at 10pm on a country road I produced license and registration. they told me to pull to the side and then brought out a dog and he went around the vehicle 3 times, finally tapping on my door. they asked to search I said no, repeatedly as did my fiance in the passenger seat(it was her car), after badgering us to consent I told them I was getting out of the car, but we never consented to a search. We were both charged with possesion under 15 grams, issued a traffic summons and released. WE go to court on OCT 4, should we retain counsel?
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Asked on 9/27/00, 6:13 pm

Joseph McGrath Joseph McGrath, Attorney at Law

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Re: drug dog busted me at a roadblock

YES.YES.YES. Unless,of course, you are an expert on the 4th Amendment or you want to plea guilty.

If you plea guilty, and waive your right to a lawyer, you will then have a record for the rest of your life.

Answered on 10/26/00, 11:29 am

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