Do you think I should get a lawyer?
Does anyone have any answers to my first post of questions?
If I plead guilty and they see my previous crimes that are off my record will my punishment then be more harsh?
Or since they are off my record will I be punished like it is my first offense...
The police officer said he smelled it, so since it was on my body, I allowed them to search the car. When they wanted to search me, I did not give them permission, so they said they were taking me to jail, at that point they searched me and found the stuff.
P.S. - Will the judge know that I committed the crimes previously, the two times more than five years ago?
I don't want to lie in court, but I do not want to tell them about my previous crimes if they don't know about them.
I am 27 years old, I live in Michigan and got pulled over in Indiana for speeding. I got a warning for the speeding and two misdemeanors, one for possession of marijuana(less than 10grams) and one for possession of paraphanalia(one small glass pipe), both were in my pocket on my body.
I have...