Q&A: Juvenile Courts

Ok so my dad found like 7 maybe 8 grams of my personal weed in a big unlabeled pill bottle in my dresser. It was all for me nobody else. Anyways while i was not around he turned it in to the police and told them it was mine and the cops said i can be charged with possession and could get a felony and up to i think 1.5 years in prison. So my question is since the police didn’t find it and all that happened was my dad said it was mine, can i technically be charged with possession considering the police didn’t actually find it on me and they didn’t even see my dad find it in the dresser. In my mind theres no proof that it was mine and all they have is the weed and my dads word saying that its mine. Is that enough to get charged for? Also i should add im only 17 how will this affect it also?

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  • Q&A: Mitigating Factors

    Is this child abuse and can I use it toward my benefit on a current runaway and possible possession charge? I am 17 and have the possibility of getting a possession charge but there is no proof the drugs are mine they were found in my dresser when i was not home and turned in by a parent I am planning on remaining silent because theres no way to prove i was in “control” of said drugs when they were turned into police. At the same time i am currently a runaway and have not yet returned home so im also facing that.

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  • Q&A: Suspended Sentence

    Will my son have to go to jail or is there a possibility of a suspended sentence? My son has a prior felony from about 4 years ago and was just found guilty of trafficking stolen property. Is there a possibility of a suspended sentence? I have heard different views on this. Some have said he has to go to prison and some say he could get a suspended sentence or Intensive Probation, could someone let me know if there is any hope.

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  • Q&A: Interrogation

    Is whatever you’re asked about in the ‘interrogation’ room what you’re gonna get charged with? Besides the marijuana & pipe I admitted to being mine, hydrocodone pills which I thought & was told were ibuprofen pills were in my pocket. My ‘friend’ told me to hold them & his kneebrace for him. Which is exactly what I told the officers at the station. They asked me how much of the pills I had taken & I told them none (I honestly hadent taken any). They checked my pupils & after that took me to the interrgation room & questioned me only about the weed & pipe I had & after I was released to my parents. . Does that mean im only going to be charged for what I was asked about in interrogation??

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  • Q&A: Free Talks

    What is the penalty for bringing drugs into a police station? The police want her to snitch to “drop” the charges. My sister is trying to get clean from a heroin addiction and wants to go to rehab. She went into a police station with the drugs and was arrested. The police want her to snitch on someone to allegedly drop the charges. Obviously snitching could be very dangerous and I want to advise her against it. So how severe are the charges she may be looking at?

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  • News: Inmates Sue Over Changes in AZ Execution Procedures

    Three inmates on Arizona’s death row have sued the governor, the state corrections director and those who conduct executions, arguing that a new execution protocol violates their constitutional rights.
    In a filing obtained by The Associated Press on Monday, the inmates’ attorneys argue that the new protocol — made public last month — gives too much discretion to Arizona Department of Corrections director Charles Ryan.

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  • Q&A: Filing Charges

    I was stopped and allowed the cops to search my car. they found pills. i went to jail and never knew until i went bfor the judge that i was arrested for drug paraphenalia. they never mentioned this during the stop or after. should i haver been told? i was not aware of anythihgn being in my car

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