I'm 19, and i live in Corpus Christi, TX.
Last night one of my roommates called and asked me to come and pick her up at a party she was at. When i got there, i got out and tried to find her, but while looking for her the cops came. Their were a lot of minors present, and the five different cops there ended up giving out about 40 tickets. Some people got MIC, and others received MIPs. I told the officer that i had just gotten there, hadn't been drinking, and was just trying to pick up my roommate. The cop said he didn't care and gave me a ticket for minor in possesion. I asked to take a breathalyzer, but the cop refused to give me one, and handed me the ticket. I was not guilty of anything other than being a responsible citizen who was trying to keep drunk drivers off the streets. I was also confused because another of my friends who also hadn't been drinking and like me was refused a breathalyzer, was given an MIC, not an MIP.
My questions are:
1. What is the difference between an MIP and MIC? Why would some of us get MIPs and others MICs?
2. I want to plead not guilty to the charge, but do i have justifiable reasoning behind the argument that might convince the judge?
Thank you,
Daizy198
Last night one of my roommates called and asked me to come and pick her up at a party she was at. When i got there, i got out and tried to find her, but while looking for her the cops came. Their were a lot of minors present, and the five different cops there ended up giving out about 40 tickets. Some people got MIC, and others received MIPs. I told the officer that i had just gotten there, hadn't been drinking, and was just trying to pick up my roommate. The cop said he didn't care and gave me a ticket for minor in possesion. I asked to take a breathalyzer, but the cop refused to give me one, and handed me the ticket. I was not guilty of anything other than being a responsible citizen who was trying to keep drunk drivers off the streets. I was also confused because another of my friends who also hadn't been drinking and like me was refused a breathalyzer, was given an MIC, not an MIP.
My questions are:
1. What is the difference between an MIP and MIC? Why would some of us get MIPs and others MICs?
2. I want to plead not guilty to the charge, but do i have justifiable reasoning behind the argument that might convince the judge?
Thank you,
Daizy198