To clear things up, I am a illegal immigrant, who came here legally. Few days ago I was driving down a road trying to meet this person who owed me 10$. He told me to go down the road and I will see, so I drove down the road turned around and pulled over into a Auto Center parking lot to make a phone call. I see a police car pull out just a little bit and sit there. Not worried, I hung up my phone and pull out into the road and started driving, the police officer pulls out and flashes his lights, I pull into a near by park, he comes up and asks me for my drivers license...ect. I told him honest to god I don't have a DL. He tells me to get out of car, and asks me if I have anything in the car or on me that he should know, seeing other cop cars and some undercover cops come towards my car I confess to him without lying that I have four bags of weed on me, I give me the bags, they asked me to sign the paper to search my car, telling I can tell them to stop whenever I want, knowing I didn't have anymore weed I agreed. Since I was honest with the cops, they did not tow my car, they left in a parking lot, brought me to the local police station and wrote out a report. They gave me three tickets, which I don't blame them. Tickets were; Unlicensed Driver, CD's in the vehicle, and Reckless Driving ( I do not know why I got a reckless driving, because I did not speed, nor did anything to get stopped) I got two charges, possession of weed and paraphernalia, because I had a scale on me. I got a court date on 29th of this month. The amount of weed I had was less then 3g. I don't recall the police officer telling me why he pulled me over, and I was never read my rights. This is my first time ever busted with weed, I am 19 years old and I live in NJ. In my mind I think I should just plea guilty to all charges? I cannot afford a lawyer, so I will be asking for a public defender. What should I do? Yes, I do know having bud on you is illegal, it was clearly my choice and I am willing to face the consequences, its life and stuff happens. Please help!
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