Class A Misdemeanor while student Forum

[Wolfie91]

Ya apparently dogs can sniff out certain chemicals in the pills? The K-9 officer specializes in identifying the pill once the dog sniffs it out. I was surprised as well. 2 small little pills that had been in there for god knows how long... and that dog sniffed it out. Didn't even think the things had a scent to begin with.

[Wolfie91]

Hey guys, thought I'd give an update.

The case was dismissed. My attorney told me that the pills were like 4 years old or something, and that because my car was bought used 6 months ago, it would've been difficult to prove that they were my pills.. which they were not. I also tested negative on my drug test that I was given at prison. As soon as the DA got the police report, my attorney met with her and managed to just get it dismissed altogether.

I guess the pills were just left under the passenger's seat mat when I bought the car? Or someone I was transporting accidentally dropped them? I'm not totally sure.

They decided to take it easy on me because I'm a law student and it was my first offense of any kind. I really appreciate the help you guys gave me a few months ago. It was definitely the most stressful few days of my life. Just glad its over.

[encore1101]

that's great news, op. glad it worked out!

[Nebby]

Dumb cops. Fidgeting around is not reasonable suspicion. Must have been close to the quota deadline

[andythefir]

Good news/bad news: good news is that for almost every employer this is a total non-issue, and it almost certainly won't be a C&F issue. Bad news is that for the DOJ an arrest is grounds to dive deep into what happened. If you're a rising 2L you're fine, it will be 5+ years when it's time to talk about it assuming there are no other issues.