posses of controlled substance ticket in imperial sand dunes I was in the imperial sand dunes for the past few days. One of my friends had a wreck and
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posses of controlled substance ticket in imperial sand dunes I was in the imperial sand dunes for the past few days. One of my friends had a wreck and
ended up dying in the dunes. When the bureau of land management showed up do do a report. one of them asked me if I had any weapons or anything on me. I was worried about being searched and decided that honesty would be the best policy. I told them I had some pot in my back pack. they asked to search it and I said sure. When it was all said and done I was given a ticket. It has been my first offense for anything. I was completely honest with the officers and I did not have anything to smoke it with or a lighter. I had it from a previous outing. what are my options as far as getting it reduced?
Asked on March 16, 2012 under Criminal Law, California
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The best way for you to try and get the ticket that you received for having a controlled substance reduced as to the ultimate penalty that you might receive if convicted for the offense is for you to consult with a criminal defense attorney. I cannot emphasize how important it is to have an attroney represent someone when he or she is charged with a criminal offense.
My experience is that a good criminal defense attorney can greatly reduce the ultimate penalty for one if convicted of a criminal offense.
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