Possession Charges?

[Patrickxx]

I got arrested for having less than a gram of weed on me, and a piece.. and All I have to do is show up for court.. And this is my first criminal charge whats going to happen?

[pac201]

A piece of what?

[retdetsgt]

I assume the "piece" was a gun. Go with a lawyer, you'll need one.

[icu650]

You should get an attorney. What will happen to you is the following;
You will arrive at court and eventually your name will be called. Go up and stand at the podium with or without your attorney. If you do not have an attorney present the Judge will ask if you have an attorney or do you intend on getting your own attorney. If not he will ask you if you want to apply for a court appointed attorney (based on income). You will answer him. He will put off the court appearance and give you time to get or apply for an attorney. Some states vary, but he either will read the charges and ask how you plea to the charges or automatically enter a plea of not guilty pending your new lawyers appearance. The Judge will then give you a date to return with an attorney. BE THERE

[Patrickxx]

Piece is a thing to smoke out of.. my bad.

[Kimble]

Piece is a thing to smoke out of.. my bad.

So clearly the weed wasn't yours!

Get an attorney, we're not here to develop your defense for you.

[MikeG]

I got arrested for having less than a gram of weed on me, and a piece.. and All I have to do is show up for court.. And this is my first criminal charge whats going to happen?

If they charged you with less than a gram and possession of paraphernalia, it sounds like the charges were correct if that's all they found. Why not stand up and plead guilty?

[greg72982]

So clearly the weed wasn't yours!

Neither were the pants.

[icu650]

My post was weighed on the "piece" being a gun. I don't know how this charge is handled in your state. You may want to speak to an attorney if you plan on getting a career where you have that question on your application "have you been convicted of a crime".

[mcsap]

Are you going to give up the weed or is this just a minor speedbump in your life ?

[Patrickxx]

Are you going to give up the weed or is this just a minor speedbump in your life ?

First EVER... AND I MEAN EVER Crime I have done in my entire life beside J-Walking ticket.. and I'm 20.. That has to count for something.. And I'm done with weed.

[Kimble]

First EVER... AND I MEAN EVER Crime I have done in my entire life beside J-Walking ticket.. and I'm 20.. That has to count for something.. And I'm done with weed.

Sure it is, everyone who tries weed the *first* time already has a "piece" to smoke it out of! It's not like people who carry a pipe on them are habitual smokers!

[Patrickxx]

So... Honestly... I'm freaking out... I don't want to go to prison.. everyone is telling me this is gonna happen, I have a couple friends who've been busted for possession saying I'll get fined and put on court supervision.. But, should I go and talk to the judge or something.. What do I do.

[uicipher]

Everything posted here looks correct. You should talk to a lawyer, show up to court and enter guilty or not guilty... simple. You're also very unlikely to receive jail time for this, but you can always go look up the statute in your State and check what the possible outcomes are.

[Usual40Weight]

Im sure that there is more to this that the judge is going to take into consideration as well.

First offense - That looks (better) for you. Were you cooperative with the arresting officer(s)? What brought you to their attention in the first place? I mean, if you were fresh off of committing another crime and they found weed and a pipe when searching you, then the possession charge would be the least of my worries. As suggested here, get a lawyer and STAY on the straight and narrow. Hopefully this wont have to be a lesson you repeat.