Arrested After Acceptance Forum

[Chuk_churuk]

I am in exactly the same boat. My buddy and I were profiled because of his Colorado license plate. The officer locked my buddy in his cop car and interrogated him, using threats and promises, until he confessed--the confession, and subsequently the case should be dismissed because of this. We are now both facing felony drug-possession charges: THC is a felony in the state where I was arrested. Anyways, I immediately alerted the T-14 school--I had already paid my deposits--about the situation, and they rescinded my offer of admission.

Whoa, Arizona right? What was the original offense that got you stopped?

[Itsnotalwayssunny]

I am in exactly the same boat. My buddy and I were profiled because of his Colorado license plate. The officer locked my buddy in his cop car and interrogated him, using threats and promises, until he confessed--the confession, and subsequently the case should be dismissed because of this. We are now both facing felony drug-possession charges: THC is a felony in the state where I was arrested. Anyways, I immediately alerted the T-14 school--I had already paid my deposits--about the situation, and they rescinded my offer of admission.

This is probably the saddest story I've heard on TLS. I hope you've got another T14 acceptance to fallback on.

I got accepted into several T-14s, but I withdrew my applications since I had already committed to another school. Has anybody ever had any luck going back to a school that they withdrew from? It doesn't even have to be a t-14 school. At this point, I'd be willing to go to any of the law schools I got into. I just figured I would be laughed at by the admissions office.

Hey, I know I withdrew my application, but the school I was committed to rescinded their offer of admission after I was arrested. Any chance I can still go here?

[landshoes]

I would say no harm in trying but given that you might not have to disclose upon reapplying (not sure)...go get a job.

You'll do okay if you have to sit out a year. I'm terribly sorry, though.

[rpupkin]

I am in exactly the same boat. My buddy and I were profiled because of his Colorado license plate. The officer locked my buddy in his cop car and interrogated him, using threats and promises, until he confessed--the confession, and subsequently the case should be dismissed because of this. We are now both facing felony drug-possession charges: THC is a felony in the state where I was arrested. Anyways, I immediately alerted the T-14 school--I had already paid my deposits--about the situation, and they rescinded my offer of admission.

This strikes me as unlikely. If true, though, you should out the school.

Also, is possession of any amount of marijuana really a felony in your state? Or were you perhaps carrying a large amount?

[Itsnotalwayssunny]

I am in exactly the same boat. My buddy and I were profiled because of his Colorado license plate. The officer locked my buddy in his cop car and interrogated him, using threats and promises, until he confessed--the confession, and subsequently the case should be dismissed because of this. We are now both facing felony drug-possession charges: THC is a felony in the state where I was arrested. Anyways, I immediately alerted the T-14 school--I had already paid my deposits--about the situation, and they rescinded my offer of admission.

This strikes me as unlikely. If true, though, you should out the school.

Also, is possession of any amount of marijuana really a felony in your state? Or were you perhaps carrying a large amount?

I was arrested in the South. The state charged us with a misdemeanor for the marijuana, and a felony for the THC. We had one of those vape pens you can buy in Colorado that have the THC oil in them--per my attorney, this is what led to the felony charge.

[lawpro82]

Recently I was arrested and charged with a drug offense resulting in a 3rd degree felony and a misdemeanor charge. I know that I have to report this to the school that I plan on attending, but I wasn't sure if I should notify them immediately or once I know the outcome of the case.

The C&F portion of my law school application says to include at least the date, description, and disposition of the offense and to update them as soon as possible if any information regarding my original application changes. However, since I do not know the disposition of the case, I was wondering if I should notify my school immediately or later once I know the outcome of the case.

I know I fucked up, and any help would be appreciated.

As a criminal defense attorney, I think I need to chime in on this...

Beyond your original question, you need to investigate your particular state bar's C&F rules. Some states have immediate disqualifiers. It sounds like your case is still open, so all plea negotiations or possible motions/trial decisions should be guided by what the ultimate result is going to do to your bar admission, which is much more important than your law school admission (imagine spending 3 years and oodles of $, just to be turned down by the state bar).

[Nachoo2019]

This is in the top 3 most depressing threads I've seen on TLS.



nothing comes close to the "Vail" though

[rpupkin]

I am in exactly the same boat. My buddy and I were profiled because of his Colorado license plate. The officer locked my buddy in his cop car and interrogated him, using threats and promises, until he confessed--the confession, and subsequently the case should be dismissed because of this. We are now both facing felony drug-possession charges: THC is a felony in the state where I was arrested. Anyways, I immediately alerted the T-14 school--I had already paid my deposits--about the situation, and they rescinded my offer of admission.

This strikes me as unlikely. If true, though, you should out the school.

Also, is possession of any amount of marijuana really a felony in your state? Or were you perhaps carrying a large amount?

I was arrested in the South. The state charged us with a misdemeanor for the marijuana, and a felony for the THC. We had one of those vape pens you can buy in Colorado that have the THC oil in them--per my attorney, this is what led to the felony charge.

Interesting. It's hard to imagine any of the T14 rescinding an acceptance based on those facts. Maybe UVA?

In any event, you should definitely talk to a C&F lawyer. If you want to eventually practice law, I don't think this incident will be an insurmountable problem for you.

[ClubberLang]

I am in exactly the same boat. My buddy and I were profiled because of his Colorado license plate. The officer locked my buddy in his cop car and interrogated him, using threats and promises, until he confessed--the confession, and subsequently the case should be dismissed because of this. We are now both facing felony drug-possession charges: THC is a felony in the state where I was arrested. Anyways, I immediately alerted the T-14 school--I had already paid my deposits--about the situation, and they rescinded my offer of admission.

This strikes me as unlikely. If true, though, you should out the school.

Also, is possession of any amount of marijuana really a felony in your state? Or were you perhaps carrying a large amount?

I was arrested in the South. The state charged us with a misdemeanor for the marijuana, and a felony for the THC. We had one of those vape pens you can buy in Colorado that have the THC oil in them--per my attorney, this is what led to the felony charge.

Interesting. It's hard to imagine any of the T14 rescinding an acceptance based on those facts. Maybe UVA?

In any event, you should definitely talk to a C&F lawyer. If you want to eventually practice law, I don't think this incident will be an insurmountable problem for you.

It seems believable, even reasonable. In some states a felony automatically disqualifies you from bar admission (Florida). In any state, I think you have to prove rehabilitation to get past C&F. Maybe 3 years wouldn't be enough time between the offense and bar admission to prove rehabilitation? Also, it would make an awkward situation for the school if they have to defer admission or have an empty seat because a student is in jail. Why wouldn't they just pull someone off the waitlist almost equally qualified who isn't looking at a felony? Seems like a no-brainer. Anyways, hopefully OP and T14 guy can do whatever it takes to get put into some kind of alternate adjudication or knocked down to a misdemeanor at least.

[rpupkin]

Interesting. It's hard to imagine any of the T14 rescinding an acceptance based on those facts. Maybe UVA?

In any event, you should definitely talk to a C&F lawyer. If you want to eventually practice law, I don't think this incident will be an insurmountable problem for you.

It seems believable, even reasonable. In some states a felony automatically disqualifies you from bar admission (Florida). In any state, I think you have to prove rehabilitation to get past C&F. Maybe 3 years wouldn't be enough time between the offense and bar admission to prove rehabilitation?

Yeah, but OP is not convicted of anything yet. I guess I'm surprised that a school would rescind an offer of admission based only on an arrest and a charge.