Alcohol & Drugs: MIP, MIC, Intoxication URGENT~MIP/MIC charge

[altereddreamz]

i don't know if i'm in the right place to ask this question...but i was at a party a few weeks ago where there was underage drinking involved...the party got busted. the cop didn't knock on the door before he came in...the party was held at an individuals home...can the cop legally do this? secondly...those at the party were told we would not recieve any charges...that the cops were only after the ones who held the party. can we still be issued with charges of minor in possesion/minor in consumption after we were told we would not be charged? the cop did not give breathilyzer tests to us, just asked if we were drinking...i said that i had a few sips...even though i hadn't. i was merely afraid of getting a worse charge if i denied it. i know this was a bad move on my part...but i was scared.
is there anything i can do to defend myself?? about 2 weeks after the party i got a letter in the mail stating that i was being charged with a minor in posession/minor in consumption. after we were were told we would not be charged.
if the cop has no legal evidence that i was drinking, he did not see me with any alcohol in my hands, and he didn't give breathylizers??
what could i use in court as a defense??

p.s: i live in North Dakota

 

[Michael Wechsler]

To begin, if everyone was walking into the house by themselves, why not a police officer? With regard to the possession charge, you may want to speak to an attorney that is experienced in the area. Some common defenses I can think of are whether the officer has any proof in his notes that you made an admission of possession (that is the "legal evidence"). You do not have to speak up on this subject but can cross examine the officer as to the proof. It might be very flimsy.

I hope things went well for you....

i don't know if i'm in the right place to ask this question...but i was at a party a few weeks ago where there was underage drinking involved...the party got busted. the cop didn't knock on the door before he came in...the party was held at an individuals home...can the cop legally do this? secondly...those at the party were told we would not recieve any charges...that the cops were only after the ones who held the party. can we still be issued with charges of minor in possesion/minor in consumption after we were told we would not be charged? the cop did not give breathilyzer tests to us, just asked if we were drinking...i said that i had a few sips...even though i hadn't. i was merely afraid of getting a worse charge if i denied it. i know this was a bad move on my part...but i was scared.
is there anything i can do to defend myself?? about 2 weeks after the party i got a letter in the mail stating that i was being charged with a minor in posession/minor in consumption. after we were were told we would not be charged.
if the cop has no legal evidence that i was drinking, he did not see me with any alcohol in my hands, and he didn't give breathylizers??
what could i use in court as a defense??

p.s: i live in North Dakota