DANGEROUS DRUG VIOLATION , DRUG PARAPHERNALIA VIOLATION ARE MY CHARGES . I DID NOT HAVE PARAPHERNALIA .J

Asked 7 months ago - Tempe, AZ

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HOW CAN THEY CHARGE ME WITH BOTH. IT WAS A OLD BAGGIE IN A OLD PAIR OF WORK PANTS MY EX BROUGHT OVER THAT HAD BEEN PACKED FOR OVER A YEAR..I GOT A TEMP JOB AND NEEDED WORK CLOTHES .HAVENT EVEN WORE THESE PAINTS IN 2 YRS.IVE BEEN CLEAN AND SOBER AND HAVE MANAGED A SOBER HOUSE FOR THE LAST YEAR..NO IM BEING CHARGED FOR SOMETHING I HAD NO CLUE I WAS IN POSSESSION OF.BUT HOW CAN THEY GIVE ME THE PARAPHERNALIA CHARGE

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    Answered October 17, 2012 23:08. The authorities can do whatever they want. Here it sounds like they believe they have sufficient evidence to believe a crime was committed and you were the one who committed it. You have mitigating factors. You need a qualified, good, aggressive lawyer to represent you and advocate for you to get your circumstances across to the prosecutor, assuming given other facts, that is advisable. Consult an attorney directly.

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    Answered October 18, 2012 20:51. I'm a little unclear - if there was a quantity of meth and a baggie, and whether or not they were together. If they were together or there was just a baggie, but you did not "knowingly" possess the drug or have the intent to store or conceal drugs in the baggie, then you are not guilty. Proving that is a different matter. If it's important to you, hire a lawyer and fight the case.

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    Answered October 22, 2012 11:34. If the amount of drug was sufficient to test then you could be charged with a dangerous drug offense. If the drug was contained in the baggie then you could be charged with possessing the baggie as drug paraphernalia. You should consult with a criminal defense lawyer for their advice.

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