Serenity01
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My boyfriend had dropped me off at a friend's house and went to the library to use their WiFi. He called me and said he had a dead battery, so my friend took me to him. After not being able to jump it off, we had to call a tow truck. While attempting to jump it off the first time, I found a small container on the ground. I went to show my boyfriend what I found on the ground. He said it was marijuana. Literally right after I showed him, I saw a police officer turning around, so I went to toss it in the bushes. The officers(there were two in the car) asked us why we were at the library so late and what I had tossed into the bushes. He put us both in handcuffs and separated us. I denied tossing into the bushes anything because I didn't think he would truly believe that I had just found it and didn't know what it was. He said he could fingerprint it and if I admitted it, he would let me go. I didn't want to go to jail and knew that my fingerprints were on it since I had just touched it, so I just said it was mine. He wrote me a ticket for simple possession (only 1 gram...not sure how much that is, but it wasn't much at all!) and let me go. He never read me my rights, but then again, he never officially said I was under arrest. I have never smoked marijuana in my life and do not have any drug charges on my record. I have never done drugs in my life! I know I can't do PTI because I have already done it for a bad check I wrote when I was 18. I am about to graduate from nursing school and simply cannot have this on my record. If I tell the truth, I seriously doubt they will believe me. I can only afford a public defender and she isn't being very helpful. I know he doesn't have me on camera tossing it because it was to the left of him and the patrol car camera wouldn't have been pointing that way. I never should've admitted to it, bu I didn't want to go to jail and knew my fingerprints were on it. The police report says I adamantly denied it, but could they have a recording of me saying it was mine? How can I beat this and prove it wasn't mine? I am worried sick! I have invested so much time and money into nursing school and canot afford to have it ruined by this! I am desperate for advice and to know what my defenses are. Thanks in advance for your time and help!!
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