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Pot

The punishment would depend on how much marijuana was allegedly possessed and if you have any prior record. Marijuana is a Schedule 1 controlled substance. Knowing possession of forty grams or less of marihuana is a misdemeanor. But if you manufacture(i.e. GROW IT!), deliver, or possess marijuana with intent to manufacture or deliver marijuana, it is a Class C felony. If it is possessed for commercial purposes, and the amount possessed is five or more plants or one pound or more of marijuana,...

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Shoplifting

Because the eye liner is worth less than $250, you could be charged with third degree theft, which is a gross misdemeanor. You have a good defense because you had no specific intent to steal the eyeliner.Other defenses may also apply. In addition, if you have a clean record we can get the charges dismissed with a provision in Washington law called a Compromise of Misdemeanor if full restitution is made to the store.

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Car damage

Yes, that can be a crime. Because you did not intend to damage the car weighs in your favor. If you pay for the damage you caused, you can get the case dismissed pursuant to the compromise of misdeameanor statute RCW 10.22

Pot

No, it's not true. You can get arrested for smoking a joint in Vancouver, Canada. Our freinds in the Great White North are great but don't do it!!.

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Absolutely not! This would be prohibited by the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution and similar provisions in our Washington State Constitution For more answers to Criminal law Questions please go to our web site below:

Planning a crime

Yes, you could be arrested as an accomplice. A person is an accomplice in the commission of a crime, if with knowledge that it will promote or facilitate the commission of a crime, they aided or agreed to aid another person in planning a crime. You may be an accomplice whether present at the scene or not.